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Muratorian Fragment 2

Ancient Canon

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Moreover, the Acts of all the Apostles are comprised by Luke in one book, and addressed to the most excellent Theophilus, because these different events took place when he was present himself.

2And he shows this clearly—that is, that the principle on which he wrote was to give only what fell under his own notice—by the omission of the passion of Peter, and also of the journey of Paul, when he went from the city, Rome, to Spain.

About Muratorian Fragment

An apocryphal or pseudepigraphal text — outside the canon of the Western churches, yet widely circulated among ancient Jews and Christians. English text: Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 5, Fragments of Caius: Canon Muratorianus (Buffalo: Christian Literature Publishing Co.), S. D. F. Salmond, 1886 (public domain). Portuguese and Spanish: Lux Veritas translations from this edition.

Source: Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 5, Fragments of Caius: Canon Muratorianus (Buffalo: Christian Literature Publishing Co.), S. D. F. Salmond (1886) · public domain