His new Testament.

        Cyprian's New Testament is clearly reflected in his treatises addressed To Fortunatus and To Quirinus, which consist so largely of quotations from scripture. It was precisely that of his Roman contemporary Hippolytus (who died ten years before Cyprian's conversion), except that Cyprian makes no use of II John. It contained the Four Gospels, the Acts, thirteen letters of Paul (that is, it did not include Hebrews), I Peter, I John, and the Revelation of John. As compared with the New Testament of Tertullian's later years, Cyprian's differs only in omitting Jude Western Christianity still clung to the short New Testament, without Hebrews and with only two or three Catholic letters.

        Cyprian's great interest in scripture is evidenced by the story about him that after his conversion he read nothing else. Of course, this is not to be taken literally; for one thing, it would conflict with that other story already told in connection with Tertullian, of Jerome's aged acquaintance who in his youth had been told by one of Cyprian's secretaries that Cyprian did not let a day pass without reading something of Tertullian and that he would call for Tertullian's works by saying, “Bring me the Master.” This story is obviously related to the fact that several of Cyprian's titles and many of his ideas are derived from Tertullian.