Apocrypha not scripture until council of trent 1546

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I was told that the books of the bible that are not in protestant bibles were not conciderd inspired until the council of trent.

Also that no scholar thinks those books are inspired.
Is this true?
 
I hope someone answers your question, excaliber. For what it’s worth, I heard the same thing and I am trying to find information regarding it either way, and am only getting conflicting accounts.
 
The council of Trent reiterated the fact that the books were indeed part of the Bible. That’s because some groups were protesting their legitamacy.

The OT was written in Hebrew. When the Jews scattered due to persecution, many wound up in Greece and the books we call the Apocrypha were written in Greek. They were included in the Torah at one point, but they were removed because they were in Greek, not Hebrew, and their authenticity was questioned.

However, the books called the Apocrypha were always in the Catholic Bible, and were never removed. The council of Trent addressed the issue of these books because their legitamacy was brought up by protesters.
 
I read that the first time the canon of scripture was decided was at the synod of hippo, but I can’t find the actual text from it anywhere online.
Am I missing it or is the text gone?
 
The seven deuterocanonical books are Tobit, Judith, Ester, Sirach (Ecclesiasticus), Wisdom, 1 Maccabees, and 2 Maccabees. The Catholic canon also includes small additions to Baruch, Daniel, and Esther.

First, the pope declared the Canon of Scripture in 382 AD at the Council of Rome:

“Likewise it has been said: Now indeed we must treat of the divine Scriptures, what the universal Catholic Church accepts and what she ought to shun.The order of the Old Testament begins here: Genesis one book, Exodus one book, Leviticus one book, Numbers one book, Deuteronomy one book, Josue Nave one book, Judges one book, Ruth one book, Kings four books, Paraleipomenon two books, Psalms one book, Solomon three books, Proverbs one book, Ecclesiastes one book, Canticle of Canticles one book, likewise Wisdom one book, Ecclesiasticus one book (also known as Sirach). Likewise the order of the Prophets. Isaias one book, Jeremias one book,with Ginoth, that is, with his lamentations, Ezechiel one book,Daniel one book, Osee one book, Micheas one book, Joel one book, Abdias one book, Jonas one book, Nahum one book, Habacuc one book, Sophonias one book, Aggeus one book, Zacharias one book, Malachias one book. Likewise the order of the histories. Job one book, Tobias one book (also known as Tobit), Esdras two books, Esther one book, Judith one book, Machabees two books. Likewise the order of the writings of the New and eternal Testament, which only the holy and Catholic Church supports. Of the Gospels, according to Matthew one book, according to Mark one book, according to Luke one book, according to John one book. The Epistles of Paul [the apostle] in number fourteen. To the Romans one, to the Corinthians two, to the Ephesians one, to the Thessalonians two, to the Galatians one, to the Phillipians one, to the Colossians one, to Timothy two, to Titus one, to Philemon one, to the Hebrews one. Likewise the Apocalypse of John, one book. And the Acts of the Apostles one book. Likewise the canonical epistles in number seven. Of Peter the Apostle two epistles, of James the Apostle one epistle, of John the Apostle one epistle, of another John, the presbyter, two epistles, of Jude the Zealut, the Apostle one epistle.”
Pope Damasus(regn A.D. 366-384),Decree of,Council of Rome,The Canon of Scripture(A.D. 382),in DEN,33

That decree was then confirmed at the regional Council of Hippo in 393 AD:

“Besides the canonical Scriptures, nothing shall be read, in the church under the title of divine writings.’. The canonical books are:—Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, the four books of Kings, the two books of Paraleipomena(Chronicles), Job, the Psalms of David, the five books of Solomon (this includes Proverbs, Song of Songs, and Ecclesiastes, Wisdom and Ecclesiasticus), the twelve books of the (Minor) Prophets, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Daniel, Ezekiel, Tobias, Judith, Esther, two books of Esdras, two books of the Maccabees. The books of the New Testament are:—the four Gospels, the Acts of the Apostles, thirteen Epistles of S. Paul, one Epistle of S. Paul to the Hebrews, two Epistles of S. Peter, three Epistles of S. John, the Epistle of S. James, the Epistle of S. Jude, the Revelation of S. John. Concerning the confirmation of this canon, the transmarine Church shall be consulted.”
Council of Hippo, Canon 36 (A.D. 393), in HCC,2:400

The decree was even FURTHER confirmed at the Third Council of Carthage in 397 AD:

“[It has been decided] that nothing except the Canonical Scriptures should be read in the church under the name of the Divine Scriptures. But the Canonical Scriptures are:Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Josue, Judges, Ruth, four books of Kings, Paraleipomenon two books, Job, the Psalter of David, five books of Solomon (this includes Proverbs, Song of Songs, and Ecclesiastes, Wisdom and Ecclesiasticus), twelve books of the Prophets, Isaias, Jeremias, Daniel, Ezechiel, Tobias, Judith, Esther, two books of Esdras, two books of the Maccabees. Moreover, of the New Testament: Four books of the Gospels, the Acts of the Apostles one book, thirteen epistles of Paul the Apostle, one of the same to the Hebrews, two of Peter, three of John, one of James, one of Jude, the Apocalypse of John.”
Council of Carthage III,Canon 47(A.D. 397),in DEN,39-40

Although a few people did express some doubts, the canon was not further challenged until the Reformation. In Catholicism, points of doctrine are not formally defined until they are challenged or under attack by some outside group. The Ecumenical Council of Florence reaffirmed the canon of scripture in 1442 as a constant teaching of the church for over 1000 years.

Finally, at the Council of Trent, the Catholic Church defined the canon of scripture INFALLIBLY so that it would never be challenged again. This does NOT mean that the church did not already hold to that canon of scripture. It simply means that it now felt the need to reaffirm it for all time.

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Here is the decree of the Council of Trent in 1546:

Decree Concerning the Canonical Scriptures

The sacred and holy, ecumenical, and general Synod of Trent,—lawfully assembled in the Holy Ghost, the Same three legates of the Apostolic See presiding therein,—keeping this always in view, that, errors being removed, the purity itself of the Gospel be preserved in the Church; which (Gospel), before promised through the prophets in the holy Scriptures, our Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, first promulgated with His own mouth, and then commanded to be preached by His Apostles to every creature, as the fountain of all, both saving truth, and moral discipline; and seeing clearly that this truth and discipline are contained in the written books, and the unwritten traditions which, received by the Apostles from the mouth of Christ himself, or from the Apostles themselves, the Holy Ghost dictating, have come down even unto us, transmitted as it were from hand to hand; (the Synod) following the examples of the orthodox Fathers, receives and venerates with an equal affection of piety, and reverence, all the books both of the Old and of the New Testament—seeing that one God is the author of both —as also the said traditions, as well those appertaining to faith as to morals, as having been dictated, either by Christ’s own word of mouth, or by the Holy Ghost, and preserved in the Catholic Church by a continuous succession.

And it has thought it meet that a list of the sacred books be inserted in this decree, lest a doubt may arise in any one’s mind, which are the books that are received by this Synod. They are as set down here below:

Of the Old Testament: the five books of Moses, to wit, Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy; Josue, Judges, Ruth, four books of Kings, two of Paralipomenon, the first book of Esdras, and the second which is entitled Nehemias; Tobias, Judith, Esther, Job, the Davidical Psalter, consisting of a hundred and fifty psalms; the Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, the Canticle of Canticles, Wisdom, Ecclesiasticus, Isaias, Jeremias, with Baruch; Ezechiel, Daniel; the twelve minor prophets, to wit, Osee, Joel, Amos, Abdias, Jonas, Micheas, Nahum, Habacuc, Sophonias, Aggaeus, Zacharias, Malachias; two books of the Machabees, the first and the second.

Of the New Testament: the four Gospels, according to Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John; the Acts of the Apostles written by Luke the Evangelist; fourteen epistles of Paul the apostle, (one) to the Romans, two to the Corinthians, (one) to the Galatians, to the Ephesians, to the Philippians, to the Colossians, two to the Thessalonians, two to Timothy, (one) to Titus, to Philemon, to the Hebrews; two of Peter the apostle, three of John the apostle, one of the apostle James, one of Jude the apostle, and the Apocalypse of John the apostle.

But if any one receive not, as sacred and canonical, the said books entire with all their parts, as they have been used to be read in the Catholic Church, and as they are contained in the old Latin vulgate edition; and knowingly and deliberately contemn the traditions aforesaid; let him be anathema. Let all, therefore, understand, in what order, and in what manner, the said Synod, after having laid the foundation of the Confession of faith, will proceed, and what testimonies and authorities it will mainly use in confirming dogmas, and in restoring morals in the Church.
 
excaliber said:
I was told that the books of the bible that are not in protestant bibles were not conciderd inspired until the council of trent.

Also that no scholar thinks those books are inspired.
Is this true?
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No it is not true, as others have already stated.
The statement that “no scholar thinks those books are inspired” is rediculous on the face of it since every “Catholic” “Scholar” thinks they are…😃

But more seriously - here is a list of councils, ALL BEFORE THE REFORMATION, that approved the canon WITH the deuterocanonical books in it.

From: catholicapologetics.org/ap031100.htm

**Council of Rome (382) **
[Local church council under the authority of Pope Damasus, (366-384) gave a complete list of canonical books of the OT and NT which is identical with the list later approved by the Council of Trent.
**Council of Hippo (393)
Local North African Church council in union with and under the authority of the Bishop of Rome approved a list of OT and NT canon (same as later approved by the Council of Trent)
**Council of Carthage (397) **
Local North African Church council in union with and under the authority of the Bishop of Rome approved a list of OT and NT canon (same as later approved by the Council of Trent)
**Pope Innocent I, Bishop of Rome, 401-417 (405) **
Responded to a request by Exuperius, Bishop of Toulouse, with a list of canonical books of Scripture; this list was the same as later approved by the Council of Trent.
**Council of Carthage (419) **
Local North African Church council in union with and under the authority of the Bishop of Rome approved a list of OT and NT canon (same as later approved by the Council of Trent)
The Council of Nicea (787)
The Council of Nicea II in 787 ratified the same canon as authoritative for the Eastern Churches.
**Council of Florence, an ecumenical council (1441) **
Complete list of OT and NT canon was drawn up; this list later adopted by the Fathers of the Council of Trent

From: secondexodus.com/html/catholicdefinitions/bible.htm
The Council of Nicea II in 787 ratified the same canon as authoritative for the Eastern Churches.

Hope this helps some

Peace
James
 
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