Evidence Item - v0.6
Muratorian Fragment — early canon list (late 2nd c.)
E-ARCH-MURATORIAN-FRAGMENT
Visual overview: Muratorian Fragment Dossier Infographic visual overview
Classification
- Evidence ID
- E-ARCH-MURATORIAN-FRAGMENT
- Corpus/version
- v0.6
- Stage
- stage4
- Category
- Textual Evidence
- Major category
- Scripture / Text
- Sub-category
- Canon Recognition
- BF status
- ready
- Scoring label
- Scored row with active Bayes factors
Navigation
Primary Datum
Datum: the Muratorian Fragment provides an early witness to recognition and circulation of authoritative Christian writings.
Scoring / Hypothesis Pressure
| Hypothesis | log10BF | Min | Max | Rationale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
H-CANON-TEXTUAL-RELIABILITY | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.09 | The Muratorian Fragment modestly supports early recognition and circulation of authoritative writings, while date, fragmentary state, omissions, and canon-boundary questions cap the value. |
Dependency / Cap Metadata
- dependency_cluster_id
- canon_development
- dependency_cluster_role
- sibling_support
- dependency_cluster
- canon_development
- dependency_role
- sibling_support
- cap_profile
- support_layer_small
- evidence_function
- support_layer
- directness
- supporting
Counter-Pressure
- title
- Muratorian Fragment — early canon list (late 2nd c.) is a bounded signal, not a standalone proof.
- text
- The strongest caution is overuse. Canon evidence does not erase disputed books or ecclesial development questions. This row should be read inside its dependency family, not treated as an isolated demonstration of God, Christ, or the final synthesis.
- path
- Start with what the row actually shows, then name what it does not show. Use it to discuss public historical formation, not as a shortcut around canon objections.
Apologetic Note
- label
- Apologetic leverage
- title
- Muratorian Fragment - early canon list (late 2nd c.) leaves a public textual trail.
- key point
- The Muratorian Fragment is a late-second-century or early-Christian canon-list witness. Textual and canonical evidence does not create the Christian claim, but it supports the public trail by which the claim can be examined.
- conversation move
- Explain that Christianity is not afraid of manuscripts, sources, dates, and transmission. A public faith should leave a public trail, and this item is part of that trail.
- caveat
- Do not pretend textual support answers every theological question. It supports the witness; Christ remains the center of the case.
Caveats / Notes
- Cap notes
- This row belongs to the textual transmission/canon family. It supports auditability of the textual witness and should be assessed with related support-layer rows.
- Cap profile note
- Support-layer rows stay small even when visible and inspectable.
- Cluster note
- Support-layer canon/textual reliability row. No Christology, inspiration, resurrection, or final-canon proxy scoring.
- Scoring note
- Batch 1 leftover disposition cleanup; no non-neutral Bayes factors applied.
- Disposition note
- DATA Batch 1 ruling: do not score under H-CHRIST-IDENTITY as a proxy. Needs a textual/canon reliability hypothesis seat or should remain unscored; active neutral placeholder refs/BFs were cleared.
Citations
- Metzger, B.M. (1987). The Canon of the New Testament.
- Hahneman, G.M. (1992). The Muratorian Fragment and the Development of the Canon.
Recommended Citation
The Signal Evidence Dataset, "Muratorian Fragment — early canon list (late 2nd c.)," Evidence ID: E-ARCH-MURATORIAN-FRAGMENT, Version 0.6. Accessed [access date]. https://logos-signal.org/evidence/E-ARCH-MURATORIAN-FRAGMENT/
Machine-Readable Source
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