Confidence in the acceptance of specific books dates back to the first century recipients who offered firsthand testimony as to their authenticity. Furthermore, the end-time subject matter of the book of Revelation, and the prohibition of adding to the words of the book in Revelation 22:18, argue strongly that the canon was closed at the time of its writing (c. A.D. 95).
Hujasiri katika tarehe maalumu ya vitabu iliyokubaliwa ilianza karne ya kwanza walioupokea ushahidi wa kwanza kuwa kama uthabiti wao. zaidi, mwisho Mada ya kitabu cha Ufunuo, na kupiga marufuku ya kuongeza neno katika kitabu cha Ufunuo 22:18, inahoji sana kwamba kanuni ulifungwa wakati wa kuandikwa kwake (takribani AD 95).