Belgic Art. 4: Canonical Books of the Holy Scripture
Source: Belgic Confession (1561) (Article 4) · creed
We confess that the Word of God is contained in the books of the Old and New Testament. The 66 books are the canon.
Witnesses (Deuteronomy 19:15)
- manuscript_tradition: Original French 1561 — Guido de Bres
- translation: Dutch translation (Synod of Antwerp 1566)
- critical_edition: Synod of Dort revision (1618-19)
- republication: CCEL — Belgic Confession
- proof_text: Scripture proof texts