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Do Protestant Trinitarians see a completeness of the canon of New Testament scripture in the number of books and authors?

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There are 27 books in the Protestant, Trinitarian canon of scriptures of the New Testament writings. *Which is three times three times three.* There are 9 authors (Peter, James, Jude, Matthew, Paul, Mark, Luke, John and the writer to the Hebrews - whom many Protestants see as *representing* Jesus himself, the apostle to the Jews). *Which is three plus three plus three.* The number three in the bible is significant. Three men came to Abraham in the plains of Mamre. Three persons are associated with the burning bush which Moses saw (Jehovah, Elohim and the Angel of the Lord). The Lord God Almighty is said to be 'holy, holy, holy'. And those who are baptised are baptised in three - the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Do Protestant Trinitarians see a testimony to the completeness of the canon of scripture in these numbers, 27 and 9 and 3 ? ------------------------------ As an aside, it is notable, also, that there are 39 books to the Old Testament scripture which is one short of a significant number. Four is the number, in scripture, of the earth (north, south, east and west) and ten is the number of completeness (ten fingers to count on). Thus forty is a complete testimony to the entire earth. But less one indicates that the Old Testament scriptures are incomplete without the New.
Asked by Nigel J (28844 rep)
Jun 26, 2022, 05:22 PM
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