True. That committee is the Catholic Church, which canonized the Christian oral apostolic tradition.
"True. That committee is the Catholic Church, which canonized the Christian oral apostolic tradition."
Well, sort of, anyhow. They canonized part of it, at least. There's lots more that didn't make it into the New Testament, it seems.
The biggest puzzle to me is how the heck they decided to include Revelation. There's an oddity for you.
The RCC assembled the New Testament out of bits and pieces, moving them around and fiddling with them until it matched up with their beliefs at the time. It's a great story, and one that has affected Christianity enormously.
I wonder if the historical Jesus would recognize what has become of his teachings...