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Hi all,
I’ve been looking, but I can’t figure out which of the early councils determined the canon of the Bible. I thought there was one within the first 300-400 years or so.
Any help?
 
exiled said:
Hi all,
I’ve been looking, but I can’t figure out which of the early councils determined the canon of the Bible. I thought there was one within the first 300-400 years or so.
Any help?
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There were three, Rome, Carthage, and Hippo.
 
“The idea of a complete and clear-cut canon of the New Testament existing from the beginning, that is from Apostolic times, has no foundation in history. The Canon of the New Testament, like that of the Old, is the result of a development, of a process at once stimulated by disputes with doubters, both within and without the Church, and retarded by certain obscurities and natural hesitations, and which did not reach its final term until the dogmatic definition of the Council of Trent (1546).” (Catholic Dictionary)

The Council of Florence (1442) taught the inspiration of all scriptures, but did not pass on their canonicity.

The Vatican Council (1870) formally ratified the Council of Trent.
 
exiled said:
Hi all,
I’ve been looking, but I can’t figure out which of the early councils determined the canon of the Bible. I thought there was one within the first 300-400 years or so.
Any help?
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Council of Rome 382 A.D-Council of Rome (whereby Pope Damasus started the ball rolling for the defining of a universal canon for all city-churches). Listed the New Testament books in their present number and order.

Council of Hippo 393 A.D. the Council of Hippo, which began “arguing it out.” Canon proposed by Bishop Athanasius.

Council of Carthage 397 A.D. The Council of Carthage, which refined the canon for the Western Church, sending it back to Pope Innocent for ratification. In the East, the canonical process was hampered by a number of schisms (esp. within the Church of Antioch).

Council of Nicea II: 787-The Ecumenical Council of Nicaea II, which adopted the canon of Carthage. At this point, both the Latin West and the Greek / Byzantine East had the same canon. However, … The non-Greek, Monophysite and Nestorian Churches of the East (the Copts, the Ethiopians, the Syrians, the Armenians, the Syro-Malankars, the Chaldeans, and the Malabars) were still left out. But these Churches came together in agreement, in 1442A.D., in Florence.

Council of Florrence 1442: AD : At the Council of Florence, the entire Church recognized the 27 books. This council confirmed the Roman Catholic Canon of the Bible which Pope Damasus I had published a thousand years earlier. So, by 1439, all orthodox branches of the Church were legally bound to the same canon. This is 100 years before the Reformation
 
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Council of Rome 382 A.D-Council of Rome (whereby Pope Damasus started the ball rolling for the defining of a universal canon for all city-churches). Listed the New Testament books in their present number and order.

Council of Hippo 393 A.D. the Council of Hippo, which began “arguing it out.” Canon proposed by Bishop Athanasius.

Council of Carthage 397 A.D. The Council of Carthage, which refined the canon for the Western Church, sending it back to Pope Innocent for ratification. In the East, the canonical process was hampered by a number of schisms (esp. within the Church of Antioch).

Council of Nicea II: 787-The Ecumenical Council of Nicaea II, which adopted the canon of Carthage. At this point, both the Latin West and the Greek / Byzantine East had the same canon. However, … The non-Greek, Monophysite and Nestorian Churches of the East (the Copts, the Ethiopians, the Syrians, the Armenians, the Syro-Malankars, the Chaldeans, and the Malabars) were still left out. But these Churches came together in agreement, in 1442A.D., in Florence.

Council of Florrence 1442: AD : At the Council of Florence, the entire Church recognized the 27 books. This council confirmed the Roman Catholic Canon of the Bible which Pope Damasus I had published a thousand years earlier. So, by 1439, all orthodox branches of the Church were legally bound to the same canon. This is 100 years before the Reformation
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To clarfiy, the Council of Florence did not comment on the canonicity of the books, it merely confirmed Scripture as inspired. The legal binding to canon did not occur until the Council of Trent. Otherwise well stated, Mannyfit75.
 
OraEtLabora said:
To clarfiy, the Council of Florence did not comment on the canonicity of the books, it merely confirmed Scripture as inspired. The legal binding to canon did not occur until the Council of Trent. Otherwise well stated, Mannyfit75.
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I thought the OP wanted prior to 400 AD.
 
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