The Creed Came Before the Canon

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From a recent blog callled “Me Monk. Me Meander”:
The Creed came before the Canon. The Canon stands on the Creed.
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The Nicene or “Niceno-Constantinopolitan” Creed.
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The Council of Nicea, A.D. 325, authored this Creed up to and including the words affirming faith in the Holy Spirit. The Council of Constantinople, A.D. 381, added the remainder.
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The two councils were responses to controversies concerning what to think and believe about Christ, the Trinity and the Church.
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The establishing of a Christian list or measure (canon) of Scripture by the Church happened subsequent [after 390 A.D.] to the formulation of the Creed…
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Read the entire blog entry:
monkallover.blogspot.com/2007/04/creed-came-before-canon-canon-stands-on.html
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:hmmm: Comments?
 
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