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Critical Research at the Core of the New Testament Canon.
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NTcanon.com publishes critical research on the origins, sources, and formation of the New Testament canon. Its flagship work, The Case for the Core New Testament, argues that a recoverable core of apostolic writings stands at the historical centre of the canon. Alongside the book, the site gathers focused clusters of companion articles, on Lukan priority and the primacy of Luke-Acts, and on the literary problems in Mark, Matthew, and John.
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Lukan Priority
These articles argue that the Gospels were written in the order Luke → Mark → Matthew → John, each later Gospel revising the more primitive tradition in Luke.
7 articles →Issues with Mark
In the Jerusalem School’s analysis, Mark is the “Re-Write Man”: a dramatized retelling of the more primitive Gospel of Luke, not an independent account.
11 articles →Issues with Matthew
These articles examine the literary problems that call Matthew’s reliability into question, beginning from Lukan priority and Matthew’s dependence on Mark.
14 articles →Issues with John
These articles weigh the internal and external evidence on the Gospel of John and argue that it is the least historically reliable of the canonical Gospels.
17 articles →Luke Primacy
Luke is the most trustworthy Gospel and the foundational witness to the life and ministry of the historical Jesus.
5 articles →Other Issues
Miscellaneous studies that sit alongside the gospel material: the development of the New Testament canon, questions raised by other books (Revelation and the…
4 articles →About Integrity Syndicate
Integrity Syndicate is a publishing company founded by Josiah E. Verkaik that focuses on research at the core of the New Testament. Its work centers on the early apostolic writings, the formation of the canon, and the tools needed to study the text with transparency. The projects below carry that work into translations, study software, reference works, and companion scholarship.
The Core New Testament (CNT)The CNT presents the earliest recoverable apostolic witness in a focused three-volume corpus: The Gospel to Theophilus, The Book of Paul, and The Kerygma. Centered on Luke-Acts, Paul’s letters, and the primitive apostolic proclamation, the project seeks to distinguish the foundational core of New Testament faith from later canonical developments, offering readers a concentrated presentation of the Christian message nearest to its apostolic source.
The Case for the Core New Testament (CFCNT)The CFCNT is Integrity Syndicate’s scholarly companion volume to the Core New Testament. It provides the historical, textual, canonical, and source-critical argument behind the project, explaining how the New Testament canon developed, why Luke-Acts and Paul are treated as foundational authorities, and how the primitive kerygma functions as the earliest recoverable center of Christian proclamation.
AI Critical New Testament (AICNT)The AICNT is a critical edition of the New Testament that documents over 7,000 textual variants in an extensive critical apparatus. Rather than simply presenting the received text, the project distinguishes passages that are textually secure from those marked by variants, interpolations, harmonizations, or later expansions, allowing readers to see how the New Testament has been transmitted and where earlier forms of the text may be recoverable. It is translated using AI and a protocol to eliminate human bias from the translation process and ensure accuracy, transparency, and readability.
CoreBible.APPCoreBible.app is the main digital study platform for the AI Critical New Testament and related Core New Testament materials. It combines the translation text with study tools such as search, highlights, notes, bookmarks, folders, commentary, worksheets, cross-references, Strong’s data, Lukan Priority parallels, and a Discord integration for verse lookup and study use. It is professionally designed and optimized for usability and functionality.
NTcanon.comNTcanon.com publishes critical research on the origins, sources, and formation of the New Testament canon. It gathers the case for reassessing traditional canonical assumptions, evaluates the relative apostolic proximity of New Testament writings, and connects readers to supporting studies on the literary relationship with research clusters focused on Luke, Mark, Matthew, and John.
NTArchive.orgA library of classical books on the New Testament and the Christian faith: scholarship and criticism, apologetics, commentaries, histories, and devotional and inspirational works, newly transcribed from the original printings and reissued as enhanced editions for modern readers.
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