Were the people who decided which books 2 include and exclude in the Bible under divine guidance?

Question

if not how do we know they got the right ones? the writers were supposedly divinely inspired so how do we know if the editors were?

Answer 1

God preserved the bible

Proverbs 10:18
He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.

Answer 2

That's not a bad question, especially when you consider that there are actually several canons. There is the Greek Orthodox Canon, the Roman Catholic Canon, and the Protestant Canon. In addition to these, the Ethiopian Bible contains a book - 1 Enoch - not included in any of the others. So which of these were divinely guided, or were any of them? I guess one could make an argument that for some reason, God wanted Ethiopians to know about 1 Enoch, whereas for some reason, he didn't want others to regard it as canonical. But that seems kinda strange. Aren't all people basically the same?

There is one thing that makes me think that the ones who established the canon got some things right. For example, they included all the authentic letters of Paul. They included the earliest works, such as Mark. Of course, they also included works attributed to Paul that were probably NOT written by Paul. But for the most part, the works they did not include were kind of "out there." I mean, they were Gnostic, claiming that Jesus was not a real flesh and body human, but some kind of a phantasm. Or they had stories that were clearly made up, such as Jesus making clay birds that turned real, etc. They didn't seem to get the message across that the Orthodox Christians wanted to spread. So in this sense, they did choose the books that seem reasonable, to some extent.

Answer 3

There still is divine inspiration going on today. How else could you explain so many people from all backgrounds and all levels of education believing and serving God? It comes from inspiration derived from the Word that is commonly accepted today as scripture. This Word changes lives every day. Divine inspiration didn't occur once and then stop when they put the books of the Bible together. The Bible is the blueprint of what is taught and preached today. It's evidence is seen in the people who accept it's message. And if you take a real close look, you'll see many who are very intelligent. I know that's a little contrary to belief of what's written in these forums but take a look for yourself and you'll see.

Answer 4

based on your question it seems you have been analyzing The DaVinci Code with the help of Dan Brown. between the distinctive historic inaccuracies that Mr. Brown delivers as "actuality", the Council of Nicea did no longer even talk what books to be secure interior the hot testomony. the subject of canonicity have been resolved long until now the Council convened. This replaced right into a historic inaccuracy woven with the help of a fiction author. while you're fairly attracted to searching for the actuality, i urge you to study Josh McDowell's A Quest For solutions: The DaVinci Code & Richard Abanes' the actuality in the back of The DaVinci Code.

Answer 5

Good question,there were too many ,scrolls and letters so there were 50 books made for the churches so each one would have the word to preach without having to ponder over so many different ones.Later on again the Bible was re written ,King James had this done and again there were books left out of the original 50 books.Jesus life as a child,Marys life and many many others were left out of the first Books.That doesn`t mean that all those left out scrolls were any less inspired by God,man choose the ones he wanted hopefully that is enough.I think in truth it is.

Answer 6

Because the bible says so will probably be the answer... always is...

Thats always been a major issue (despite all the others) for me... How can anyone claim it as the perfect work of the original author if first it was supposedly written a hundred years after the event, then compiled 400 years after. Haven't they played the telephone game?

Answer 7

As to the NT, we only have the books that were written by men Jesus selected, or eye-witnesses.

As to the OT, we only have the books written by the prophets, and a collection of Psalms and Proverbs.

duh, There are 66 books written by 40 authors.

grace2u

Answer 8

1.There were no editors of the books of the Bible.That was not how the canon and the books were formed.
2.There were several criteria for a book to be included in the canon.The 'lost gospels' aren't missing,or lost,they were not in the Bible for a reason.Most of the Gnostic books were written centuries after Jesus,by people who did not know Him or His ministry.
It was not some big,secret,Catholic consipracy.

Answer 9

Constantine and the Council of Nicea. T'was a business transaction. Trust me, they f'ed up the bible a lot. It's really sad too.

Answer 10

I know a couple of editors, and I can assure you that none of them are ever divinely inspired. It's almost an oxymoron.