Do you think it fell down from the sky, leather-bound and complete with Table of Contents (Canon)?
Did you know there is an Apocalipse of Peter that was read among the first Christians and that in the Councils of Hippo (393 AD) and Cartage (397 AD) St. Augustin argued that the Apocalipse of Jonh and not the one of Peter should be in the Bible and that is how you have it in your Bible now?
Hint: see what Luther said in his Commentary on St. John, chapter 16, “We are compelled to concede to the Papists that they have the Word of God, that we received it from them, and that without them, we should have no knowledge of it at all.”
2007-05-03 16:56:36 · 13 answers · asked by jemayen 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
BobL
The poit is... you give authority to the Church to tell you what the Bible is, then you do not accept that the Church can tell you what those books mean. That's a contradiction
2007-05-03 17:22:22 · update #1
The Catholic Church gave the Bible to the world after it defined the canon in 397AD
2007-05-04 21:06:19 · answer #1 · answered by Catholic Apologist 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is indeed fascinating to see how primitive peoples nutted-out some agreed moral codes between them and quite handy that we eventually developed the technology to "codify" the code. Even now, only a small proportion of specialists have any ability to critically read, let alone write. Three cheers for whoever it was that put the Bible together. Certainly more convenient than having to rote-learn chants that have been going continuously for 5,ooo years or having to interpret Aboriginal symbols which had been in continual use for 30-40,000 years (until colonialism and conversion wiped out people and culture in so many places).
At least we can get a clear picture of what Christians, Moslems, Jews, Taoists, Vishnuvite Hindus (lol etc!) generally believe. because whatever the arguments about authorship and accuracy and despite all the glaring factual errors and self-contradictions, these religious texts are a pleasant diversion if there's nothing else at hand to read.
2007-05-03 17:22:33 · answer #2 · answered by jinjalina 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So.............
what's your point.
We have the Bible because of the church.
Christians don't doubt that God entrusted His word to the church.
What we DO have a problem with is the extra-biblical teachings from the Vatican (dogma) are not based on sound Biblical Doctrine.
2007-05-03 17:08:19 · answer #3 · answered by Bob L 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Books are written to influence people. The many writers of religious texts are the best writers because there are so many billions who are influenced by this trash.
2007-05-03 17:03:23 · answer #4 · answered by Lionheart ® 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
who gave me the bible you ask? My friend Tommy! He seems to think everyone should at least have one! But you can have it if you want it.
2007-05-03 16:59:32 · answer #5 · answered by trinity 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Who gave me the bible? No one.
2007-05-03 17:02:53 · answer #6 · answered by marimar229 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jesus Christ is the doorway and key to heaven. No one comes to the Father except through Him. That is all anyone needs to know...
2007-05-03 17:01:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
some random people that felt like writing down a bunch of crap hundreds of years ago.
2007-05-03 17:02:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
A friend of mine
2007-05-03 17:00:30 · answer #9 · answered by Kristenite’s Back! 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No one. I stole one out of a motel then proceeding to rip the pages out to make paper airplanes and paper footballs out of them for fun.
2007-05-03 16:59:49 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋