AD 51-125: The New Testament books are written, but during this same period other early Christian writings are produced--for example, the Didache (c. AD 70), 1Clement (c. 96), the Epistle of Barnabas (c. 100), and the 7 letters of Ignatius of Antioch (c. 110).
AD 140: Marcion, a businessman in Rome, teaches that there were two Gods: Yahweh, the cruel God of the OT, and Abba, the kind father of the NT. So Marcion eliminates the Old Testament as scriptures and, since he is anti-Semitic, keeps from the NT only 10 letters of Paul and 2/3 of Luke's gospel (he deletes references to Jesus' Jewishness). Marcion's "New Testament"--the first to be compiled--forces the mainstream Church to decide on a core canon: the four gospels and letters of Paul.
AD 1442: At the Council of Florence, the entire Church recognizes the 27 books of the New Testament, though does not declare them unalterable.
AD 1536: In his translation of the Bible from Greek into German, Luther removes 4 NT books (Hebrews, James, Jude, and Revelations) from their normal order and places them at the end, stating that they are less than canonical.
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2007-04-04 02:02:45 · 10 answers · asked by Gorgeoustxwoman2013 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
We have manuscript evidence like the Dead Sea scrolls.
Okay, so you hate Christianity and you hate Christians. You're entitled to that opinion. Jesus Christ saved my life and I am devoted to Him forever. Can you just be happy for those of us who have found peace instead of trying to tear it down?
2007-04-04 02:09:45 · answer #1 · answered by Last Ent Wife (RCIA) 7 · 3⤊ 3⤋
Do you ever wonder if it was really altered, or do you just assume it was? A good study of all the things you talked about will show you why some books are not part of the Bible and why other are considered part of the Bible. It all makes sense but you have to study the subject.
2007-04-04 02:33:15 · answer #2 · answered by Gui 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Since I believe that Holy Scripture is as organic and alive (or, as the writer to the Hebrews said: "living and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword") as the very Body of Christ which gave the Scriptures to the world...it's far down my list of things to think about. It never crosses my mind, to be honest.
Besides, compared to 99% of all other manuscript texts of antiquity that have come to us through the ages....the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testament are REMARKABLE in their unique accuracy and fidelity to the originals (i.e., compare, if you will, to the works of Aristotle, Plato and Socrates...where we have no manuscripts that exist from within 500 years of their original writing....and yet nobody seems to complain about them.)
2007-04-04 02:14:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
We're studying all this in my Sunday School class. It's really interesting. We're reading one of the books that was found WELL AFTER the Bible was put together, and as of the seventh chapter, we can't see any reason not to include it. It's really fascinating how God used all sorts of people to put His word down.
2007-04-04 02:12:00 · answer #4 · answered by teeney1116 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
In the Old Testment we saw the wrath of God upon the disobedient, but then God sent his Son Jesus and thats when grace came in. I have all God wants me to have in the KJV. I dont need other preversions.
2007-04-04 02:09:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, Because it is God's Word....Since the discovery of the Dead Sea scrolls the accuracy of the Bible has been verified.
2007-04-04 02:31:51 · answer #6 · answered by josie 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. I really don't wonder. I couldn't care less. The story of Rumplestiltskin also has multiple versions with different versions of the song he sings while dancing around the fire.
The knowledge of this has not changed my view of the world in any way.
2007-04-04 02:08:16 · answer #7 · answered by NONAME 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I would rather live with the right question than the wrong answer. I shouldn't be surprised by the defensiveness and anger that questions bring - but I still am, I still am.
2007-04-04 03:55:44 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Its Possible
2007-04-04 02:10:52 · answer #9 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, strange how the written word can be so easily corrupted and manipulated isn't it !? Makes you wonder what is truth, what is real and what the church are really up to!
2007-04-04 02:17:55 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋