Today’s episode asks one of the most foundational and unsettling questions in theology: Is the canon of Scripture actually closed? Not whether it should be or whether it feels closed, but whether anyone—church, council, or community—has the authority to close it.

We walk through exploring the definition of canon, examine where the idea of a “closed canon” comes from, and ask who—if anyone—had the authority to make that call. In the end, we consider this: if canon is like prophecy—God-breathed, binding, and final—then it must be God, not man, who closes it. But what if God never said it was closed?

He hasn't spoken through a prophet or apostle in nearly 2,000 years. That silence may be the strongest evidence of closure—but it’s still silence, not a decree. If only God can close the canon, and he hasn’t, then maybe—just maybe—it’s still open in theory.

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