:''And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book: But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.'' (KJV)

That is, the Bible is written so that we might believe and be saved.

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The [[Old Testament]] canon of Scripture is that of the [[Septuagint]], which was the Bible of the [[apostles]]. Other Christian communions through the years have deviated somewhat from this apostolic canon which the [[Orthodox Church]] still uses. The canon of the [[New Testament]] was developed over the early centuries of the Church. Its first known listing in its final form is the ''Paschal Letter'' of St. [[Athanasius of Alexandria]] in A.D. 367.