Where We Got The Bible

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Hi guys,

I’ve been doing some research as to where and when the Canon of Scripture was declared, and I seem to be finding only somewhat opposite answers.

On the web, I read that the Canon was decided at the Council of Rome in 382 under Pope Damasus. (such as here: taylormarshall.com/2008/08/decree-of-council-of-rome-ad-382-on/)

But, in the Rt. Rev. Henry G. Graham’s book Where We Got The Bible, he says,
It is a fact of history that the Council of Carthage, which was held in 397 A.D., mainly through the influence of St Augustine, settled the Canon or Collection of New Testament Scriptures as we Catholics have them now, and decreed that its decision should be sent on to Rome for confirmation. No Council (that is, no gathering of the Bishops of the Catholic Church for the settlement of some point of doctrine) was ever considered to be authoritative or binding unless it was approved and confirmed by the Roman Pontiff, whilst the decisions of every General Council that has received the approval of Rome are binding on the consciences of all Catholics. The Council of Carthage, then, is the first known to us in which we find a clear and undisputed catalogue of all the New Testament books as we have them in Bibles now.
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Any help would be greatly appreciated,

God Love You
 
It was a long and complex process, so different sources will inevitably focus on different parts of it.
 
Kolbe96 said:
Hi guys,

I’ve been doing some research as to where and when the Canon of Scripture was declared, and I seem to be finding only somewhat opposite answers.

On the web, I read that the Canon was decided at the Council of Rome in 382 under Pope Damasus. (such as here: taylormarshall.com/2008/08/decree-of-council-of-rome-ad-382-on/)

But, in the Rt. Rev. Henry G. Graham’s book Where We Got The Bible, he says,

Any help would be greatly appreciated,

God Love You
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You see the list mentioned in the council of Hypo as well. These were local councils under and in union with the Pope. It was something talked about several times in the fourth century. It really was not closed until Trent (although nothing changed between then and Trent, just nothing will be added now and technically books could have been added before).

Check out this link.

catholicapologetics.org/ap031100.htm
 
Jon_S said:
You see the list mentioned in the council of Hypo as well. These were local councils under and in union with the Pope. It was something talked about several times in the fourth century. It really was not closed until Trent (although nothing changed between then and Trent, just nothing will be added now and technically books could have been added before).

Check out this link.

catholicapologetics.org/ap031100.htm
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The canon has never been closed, but perhaps you mean the definitive settling of all debate on the books Trent did declare canonical.
 
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The canon has never been closed, …
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This is a good point, because many of the existing books reference older works that have been lost to history. Even the Old Testament reflects an oral tradition thousands of years old, only know to be written a few hundred years before Christ.

Theoretically, some of these proto-canonical books, if discovered, may be found to be divinely inspired as well.
 
runningdude said:
This is a good point, because many of the existing books reference older works that have been lost to history. Even the Old Testament reflects an oral tradition thousands of years old, only know to be written a few hundred years before Christ.

Theoretically, some of these proto-canonical books, if discovered, may be found to be divinely inspired as well.
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Also some Eastern Catholics regard books like the Prayer of Manasseh to be inspired Scripture and use them liturgically.
 
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