The New Testament: Closed Canon

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he Bible isn't a single book, and doesn't address (at least directly) what other books could be considered canon. For example, Peter wrote about how Paul's books are/were highly profitable for reading (even if they're sometimes difficult to understand), but there is NO book which says "this book is canon, this one is not". To present day, there has only been consensus of what is, or is not, canonical. To this end, I struggle with the notion of "hidden gospels".

The New Testament "closed canon" was not recorded in its entirety until 367 CE when Athanasius published his Festal Letter. And his letter was really more of a recommendation list, akin to the New York Time's best seller list, and includes books which are profitable or beneficial to
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