"382 - 405 are the dates I have , under Pope Damasus I ."
"For the final compilation , yes , but the vast majority , certainly the Gospels and the first few Pauline epistles , were widely accepted long before that , and were regarded as authoritative in the early 2nd century . By all means quibble about 2 Peter , Hebrews and Revelation but do n't try to claim the books of the Bible were selected politically in the 4th century , it simply does n't fit the facts ."
"382 - 405 are the dates I have , under Pope Damasus"
"For the final compilation , yes , but the vast majority , certainly the Gospels and the first few Pauline epistles , were widely accepted long before that , and were regarded as authoritative in the early 2nd century ."