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Date Posted: 05:51:53 07/25/07 Wed
Author: Joan
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Subject: But the books were voted on.
In reply to: Joan 's message, "Number of books" on 14:26:53 07/24/07 Tue

To decide which books to include and which to not to include, people met, discussed, and then voted.

Are you saying that no one ever sat down and decided which would be included?

If something was determined, someone had to determine it.
But who was it who decided that the Canon set wasn't right? And why did they choose those particular books, and parts of books to throw out?

Do all Protestant denominations agree on which books should be included? Have they always agreed.

Many questions, and I'm about to fall asleep, so please excuse anything that doens't make sense. :-)

Joan

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To my knowledge all protestants accept the bible as the 66 books only.

As far as taking away or adding books, I understand where you are coming from and I am afraid my answer will not be enough to satisfy you for now. One is because it has been ages since I studied the history of how the protestant bible came about, and there is a LOT of history to it. Throughout time it has been a sore spot among Christian denominations. The other is because this very issue has been at the heart of Catholicism vs. Protestantism for centuries. It is what was the beginning of a great divide. I would say Martin Luther played the larger role in the protestants acceptence of scriptures, but there are also other aspects as well. I will have to go back to my books or try to do a search on the net. To my recollection there were those in the Orthodox and Catholic churches that accepted and rejected some scripture as well. There was a meeting at Carthage around 137 (around that time) which was a scene of conflict. I apologize. I can't sufficiently remember all the facts but I will get you a sufficient answer as time permits me to go back and find my notes.

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