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The study of how a text came to be placed in a Canon of Scripture. Questions about whether a text should be included in the canon are off-topic here.

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What historical reasons resulted in Revelation being included in most Christian canons?

The book was accepted into the canon at the Council of Carthage in 397 AD. It was, at the time when the canon was being constructed, believed to be authored by the Apostle John. Anything written by o …
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