Mussel And Tomato Soup – We Love God!

Picking up any of a number of recent works on the NT canon, one is likely to find the author seeking the roots of the NT canon somewhere in the needs of the early church. One says it was the battle against heresy that prompted the church to find some authoritative texts on which to take its stand. Another points to the catechetical and liturgical need for new scriptures to nourish the spiritual life of the church. Another looks to Constantine the Great’s campaign to unify the empire, which allegedly required an agreed-upon set of scriptures as an essential tool to promote concord. These all, and more, may have played limited roles in bringing about the church’s agreement on the contents of the NT. But the ultimate foundations for the existence of a NT canon must be sought not in any of these historical exigencies, but in the gracious purpose of a self-revealing God whose word carries His own divine authority.

Charles Hill

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Seafood		Appetizers, Seafood, Soups/stews	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	t	MINCED GARLIC
1/3	c	VIIRGIN OLIVE OIL
1	pn	RED PEPPERS
1	c	OF CANNED CHOPPED DRAINED PL
		TOMATOES

INSTRUCTIONS

IN A LARGE SAUCEPAN,COOK 2 TEASPOONS OF GARLIC IN 1/3 CUP VIRGIN  OLIVE
OIL FOR 1 MINUTE.ADD 1 CUP DRAINED CHOPPED CANNED PLUM  TOMATOES,A
pinch of CRUSHED RED PEPPERS AND 2 POUNDS OF CLEANED,DE  BEARDED
MUSSELS.COVER AND SIMMER UNTIL THE MUSSELS OPEN.MAKES FOUR  SERVING
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