2007-02-01 14:03:53 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
See above.
2007-02-01 15:11:58 · answer #1 · answered by Dethruhate 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Apocrypha refers to 14 or 15 books of doubtful authenticity and authority that the Roman Catholics decided belonged in the Bible sometime following the Protestant Reformation. The Catholic Council of Trent (1545-1563) canonized these books.
2007-02-01 22:39:15 · answer #2 · answered by Freedom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just a clarification, the books now called the apocrypha were always considered part of the bible and were always in the canon. It became a specific issue because Luther excluded them as well as James, Jude and Revelations. The council dealt with these books because of that.
The year was 382 and it was by a decree promulgated by pope Damasus. It was mostly finished before that, 382 is the date of the final decision. Trent merely reiterated the original decision.
2007-02-02 19:44:46 · answer #3 · answered by OPM 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was finished being written around 90AD. It was officially compiled by the Church around 300-400AD.
2007-02-01 22:09:07 · answer #4 · answered by Dysthymia 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋