Who decided to include each book into the bible? What was the process?
Please, if you don't know...don't answer.
2006-06-08 10:21:44 · 13 answers · asked by DougDoug_ 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
A series of seven councils of church leaders.
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2006-06-08 10:29:50 · answer #1 · answered by Green Owl 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
No, it wasn't just Constantine. There was a series of councils that decided which of the Hebrew and Christian writings and books should be included. This was pretty much up through about the 500's. Then Martin Luther decided the Catholic Church had included stuff that shouldn't be there so decided to get rid of those books he didn't like, or that had theology he disagreed with.
So that is why Catholic Bibles have books Protestant Bibles don't contain.
That's a very nutshell description.
2006-06-08 10:27:45 · answer #2 · answered by keri gee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, as it began there were hundreds of books that were up for "Biblical adoption" early Church leaders had to decide which to canonize and which to toss. But even at this point the Apocrypha, a collection of books based partially in Gnosticism, was included in the Bible. These were deleted in Protestant Reformation, and have since been considered as unholy (to some).
Despite popular belief, Constantine had nothing to do which books were placed in the Bible, but everything to do with transfering the Bible into all the languages of the Roman Empire. And...being the Roman that he was... he added a few pagan elements to popular Christian culture.
I hope I've helped. Good luck, and God Bless.
2006-06-08 10:55:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christianity has seen two important church councils take place at Nicea, one in 325 and the other in 787. Both were called to deal with difficult theological divisions which had developed among the Christian faithful. The ancient city of Nicea is located at the site of the modern city Iznik, in Northwest Turkey.
The First Council of Nicea in 325 was called by Emperor Constantine, who also participated. Constantine had adopted Christianity as the state religion because he sought something which would unify the people - however, a heresy had developed which threatened to dissolve that unity and Constantine would not allow it. He intended to make sure that, one way or another, the disagreement would end.
The problem was caused by Arius of Alexandria who was teaching that Jesus Christ, instead of being fully divine as was believed by orthodox Christians, was wholly a created being. Arianism was condemned at this Council and Airus was exiled by Constantine. Also as a result, the Nicene Creed was adopted - this expressly taught that Jesus fully human and fully divine.
The Second Council of Nicea, held in 787, was the seventh ecumencial council in the history of the church and was called in order to address the Iconoclastic Controversy. This controversy began in 726 when Byzantine Emporer Leo III forbade the worship of icons. According to the final decision of the council, icons merited veneration and devotion, but not actual worship.
2006-06-08 11:44:57 · answer #4 · answered by digilook 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Nicene Council chose each book. They operated under the direct authority & supervision of Roman Emperor Constantine.
The Nicene Council was convened in 325 CE.
The books were not canonized (made official) until the Council of Carthage in 397.
Additional comment:
The original bible to which changes were later made (the Catholic church was always diddling with the bible and doctrine) was created in 325 CE. Any version beyond that was an edited version of that original version.
2006-06-08 10:26:18 · answer #5 · answered by Left the building 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't have the book with me at work, but I am reading the works of pre-eminent LDS (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) scholar Cleon Skousen right now, and he had a pretty good handle on it (died in January 2006). That's the best reference I can give you right now. It seems to be balanced between how Hebrew scholars and individuals later on in the early centuries after Christ who decided what was worth keeping. I just found out the Psalms were attributed to more than just David and Solomon, by the way.
2006-06-08 10:27:22 · answer #6 · answered by Cookie777 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When Emperor Constantine made Christianity the official religion of Rome, he ordered Bibles. So there was a huge gathering of importatn people from different Christian sects called the Council of Nicea, and they decided what was in, and what was out.
2006-06-08 12:09:33 · answer #7 · answered by nazgulslayer78 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know, I just don't care about the specifics as they are of no value. Gods Holy Spirit guided those who chose the books, and those who translated the books. While some errors seem to be in some versions in spite of this, the truth can still be found in all translations if only truly looks for it.
This I believe;
http://homelessheart.com/testimony.htm
2006-06-08 10:26:02 · answer #8 · answered by Don S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The decision was made by The council at Nicea. But some of the popes after that also had a hand in deciding.
2006-06-08 10:25:03 · answer #9 · answered by bluejtrain 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look at heading of Bible Canon:
2006-06-08 10:25:34 · answer #10 · answered by mrsdebra1966 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
god is the sum of his parts thus god=7154=17=8=h and he can only be proved over time so look to the calendar for the h (which explains how god is in heaven) and see
MARCH APRIL MAY and read forward or reverse to see who or what god is.
god is love as well as the LORD?
means TODD on LORI is the LORD and thats love and TODD the LORD treating her like a GODDESS.
i tried to tell you god is a Man.
larrib pushed together is lamb.
so just perhaps god himself has revealed himself to you.
Source(s):
my left arm as IIII I
and constanine died cause he wasn't god either just kidding
2006-06-08 10:24:31 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋