Christian Texts

Creeds |  Church Fathers  |  Reformation

The following are some important texts and documents in Church history. These are not biblical books, and do not belong to the accepted canon of NT Scriptures. However, there may be some valuable information in these writings for the purpose of historical and textual studies.

Selected Creeds

• The Apostolic Creed
• The Nicene Creed
• The Athanasian Creed
• The Chalcedonian Creed
• The Westminster Confession
• Waldensian Confessions of 1520
• Waldenses Confessions of 1544
• Westminster Confession of 1647

Writings of Church Fathers

• Paul's Epistle to the Laodiceans
• Epistle of Polycarp
• Second Clement
• Epistle of Barnabas
• The Acts of Barnabas
• The Gospel of Peter
• The Coptic Gospel of Thomas

Writings of the Reformation time

• Luther's 95 theses (1517)

Information about the NT Canon

• NT Canon History and Development