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First all of the Canons are political!
At the time of Jesus, the Hebrew Canon did not include the 7 Books. It also did not include the 4 Books of the Slavic Chistian Canon that are not in the Roman Canon.
But, as mentioned by earlier writers to this site, there was no real Hebrew Canon
either. What became identified asa the Hebrew Canon was the collection of writings
that were recognized by the Jerusalem Temple cultists.
The problem was Jerusalem politics. Since the time of the exile to Babylon, many Hebrew
exiles became successful in Babylon. By the time of Jesus, the Yeshivas, Hebrew centers of learning, of Babylon were mor efinancially secure and had attracted some of the most outstanding scholars. Alexandria Egypt, where Jeremiah fled was also a great center of Hebrew learning. There was great competition among these centers. The leaders
of the Temple in Jerusalem did not reecognize the validity of the scholars of these other
2 centers. Baruch, Jeremiah’s scribe traveled between the 3 centers. The Jersulaem cult
did not recognize his writing becasue he was not from their cult.
It is interesting that the Chanukah is based on Macabees which is not included in the Heb-
rew Canon.
It was the secular politcs of the competition of Rome with Constantinople that led to the inclusion of 4 Books in the Slavic(Eastern) Canon that are not in the Roman Canon.
In the Hebrew Tradition, the Oral Law was just as valid as Scripture. Scripture had been
transmitted for hundreds of years orally before it was every written. The Mishnah was the
first writing oif this, non Scritural, Oral Law.
Luther, having experienced the oppression of the Chruch’s non Scriptural traditions, rejected all such traditions, Christian and Hebrew. Also suffering, as we continue to suffer, from a lack of documentation of 1st century Hebrew culture and writings, Luther embraced the position of the Jersalem cultists with respect to the Hebrew Testament Canon.
Like the irony of Chanukah and the Hebrew Canon, some of the Canticles that are included
in the Book of Common Prayer(Protestant) come from the intertestimentary writings that
are not included in what is commonlyu identified as the Protestant Canon. It is also
important to note that certain Epsicopal Church USA(ECUSA), Canadian Anglican(Can
BAS) and Church of England(CofE) exceptions to the Revised Common Lectionary(RCL)
(Protestant Lectionary) include intertestimentary readings.
Also, the Daily Office, a Roman Rite tradition, survived the Luther schism.
.
At the time of Jesus, the Hebrew Canon did not include the 7 Books. It also did not include the 4 Books of the Slavic Chistian Canon that are not in the Roman Canon.
But, as mentioned by earlier writers to this site, there was no real Hebrew Canon
either. What became identified asa the Hebrew Canon was the collection of writings
that were recognized by the Jerusalem Temple cultists.
The problem was Jerusalem politics. Since the time of the exile to Babylon, many Hebrew
exiles became successful in Babylon. By the time of Jesus, the Yeshivas, Hebrew centers of learning, of Babylon were mor efinancially secure and had attracted some of the most outstanding scholars. Alexandria Egypt, where Jeremiah fled was also a great center of Hebrew learning. There was great competition among these centers. The leaders
of the Temple in Jerusalem did not reecognize the validity of the scholars of these other
2 centers. Baruch, Jeremiah’s scribe traveled between the 3 centers. The Jersulaem cult
did not recognize his writing becasue he was not from their cult.
It is interesting that the Chanukah is based on Macabees which is not included in the Heb-
rew Canon.
It was the secular politcs of the competition of Rome with Constantinople that led to the inclusion of 4 Books in the Slavic(Eastern) Canon that are not in the Roman Canon.
In the Hebrew Tradition, the Oral Law was just as valid as Scripture. Scripture had been
transmitted for hundreds of years orally before it was every written. The Mishnah was the
first writing oif this, non Scritural, Oral Law.
Luther, having experienced the oppression of the Chruch’s non Scriptural traditions, rejected all such traditions, Christian and Hebrew. Also suffering, as we continue to suffer, from a lack of documentation of 1st century Hebrew culture and writings, Luther embraced the position of the Jersalem cultists with respect to the Hebrew Testament Canon.
Like the irony of Chanukah and the Hebrew Canon, some of the Canticles that are included
in the Book of Common Prayer(Protestant) come from the intertestimentary writings that
are not included in what is commonlyu identified as the Protestant Canon. It is also
important to note that certain Epsicopal Church USA(ECUSA), Canadian Anglican(Can
BAS) and Church of England(CofE) exceptions to the Revised Common Lectionary(RCL)
(Protestant Lectionary) include intertestimentary readings.
Also, the Daily Office, a Roman Rite tradition, survived the Luther schism.
.