The Canon.

Who decided on what is in the Bible? How did all of that stuff get in there? Weber has a lot to say about this, which I will not engage in here. Its a complex issue because of this statement:

The Church is not able to establish the trustworthiness of the Bible nor certify it because it itself is dependent on the Bible for its own establishment and certification.

Weber, 249. My emphasis.

The important point to be noted here is that "in establishing the canon, the early Church was referring back to the witness of the Apostles," (Weber, 252) that is, the authority over them as they experienced. Thus, the canon is a decision that ensure apostolic succession. Weber lists two guiding criterion for the New Testament: (1)that it presupposes the authority of the Old Testament and (2) that it refers back to the event of salvation, Jesus Christ, the "Word happened" (Weber, 253)

I'm happy with their decisions. Jude is a bit strange.