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    Canon Of The bible

    CANON OF THE BIBLE

    BASIC R.C. BELIEF The books recognized by the Roman Catholic Church as part of the Holy Scriptures form the Canon of the Bible. This includes the deutero-canonical books – Tobit, Judith, Wisdom, Sirach, Baruch, I and II Maccabees and portions of other books (additions to Daniel and Esther). By including Lamentations with Jeremiah, there are 45 Old Testament books.

    The Roman Catholic Church says she defined the Canon of the New Testament scripture.

    The deutero-canonical books were included in Jerome’s Latin Vulgate, but not on the same level with other scripture. The Council of Trent proclaimed that these writings were to be admitted in to the Canon of the Bible. They are called “deutero-canonical” not to imply lesser inspiration, but indicating that they were admitted to the Canon of the Bible later than the “proto-canonical” books.

    These books are found in some of the later “Protestant” versions.

    CHRISTIAN COMMENT These deutero-canonical books are generally called The Apocrypha. While arguing about their authenticity is not a primary issue in Roman Catholic evangelism, we have valid reasons for not accepting the apocryphal books, as follows: (1) the Palestinian Jews rejected the Apocrypha (Romans 3:2), (2) the Lord Jesus and the Apostles never quoted from the Apocrypha, (3) the Apocrypha contains some wild stories (see Tobit and Judith), (4) The Apocrypha does not claim inspiration (II Maccabees 15:38), and (5) the Apocrypha contain false prophecy (Baruch 6:2, <169>And when you are come to Babylon, you shall be there many years, and for a long time, even to seven generations<170>) and a false salvation message (Tobit 12:8,9, <169><193> It is better to give to the poor than to store up gold. Such generosity will save you from death and will wash away all your sins<170>).

    Regarding Roman Catholic claims that she defined the Canon, this was completed before the end of the lst century and was recognized almost immediately by all Christians as the Word of God. This was long before the beginning of the Roman Catholic Church.

    It was the Holy Spirit Who wrote scripture. The fact that a Church Council (incorrectly claimed to be a Roman Catholic Church Council) recognized the same list does not make it their legislation. (Your correctly identifying the make of a car does not establish the car’s make; it was that when it was assembled.)

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