Did they pick from a hat or spin a wheel?
2007-05-24 20:16:04 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
They were very careful about it, they choose or made up the stories that would make the Chuch more powerful.
2007-05-24 20:20:23 · answer #1 · answered by Daisy Indigo 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There was a major church counsel in the early years (300s, as I recall) that came away with a basic outline of what they were calling Christianity. I am not sure the Bible was completely decided upon at that time, but basically, it was Catholic bishops, meeting in counsel, that did the deciding.
Clearly, what was put in and what was left out had much to do with politics as well as religion. The Catholic church was the main power in Rome at the time, basically becoming the successor to the Roman emperors. They wanted to include what would support their power trip, and exclude anything that might undermine it.
2007-05-25 03:26:05 · answer #2 · answered by auntb93 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It was the emperor Constatine and the hierarchy of the church at the time who mostly decided which version of Jesus was going to be reflected in the Bible.
It's our job and responsibility to vet the story and decide which and what is or isn't true or not.
Regards,
2007-05-25 03:41:44 · answer #3 · answered by smithgiant 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Bible is said to be the inspiration of God, if you want to defame this belief, thats your choice. So any books choosen must be there by Gods choice, not mans. Didn't jesus say to Peter his Rock,' What ever you loose on earth will be loose in Heaven"? Sorry if I didn't quote it just right.
2007-05-25 03:26:30 · answer #4 · answered by allahdevil1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All the books in the new testament are written by actual disciples of Jesus or by Paul of Tarsus. Not much decision needed there.
2007-05-25 03:21:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
how can five different people have five different stories of the same thing...how is that possible...why don't you ask 5 different people what happened at Virgina Tech...will you the 5 of the exact same answers or will they be varied...grow up...you have no logic in you....
2007-05-25 03:25:00 · answer #6 · answered by turntable 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It took years
They were Holy Men
2007-05-25 03:23:56 · answer #7 · answered by Gifted 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They held many meetings on this very subject. They talked about it.
2007-05-25 03:20:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
its not them who made the decisions it was God. They were guided by the holy spirit.
2007-05-25 03:27:41 · answer #9 · answered by chan-chan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God told them.
2007-05-25 03:20:16 · answer #10 · answered by clbinmo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋