Why do Catholic Church reject 4 Edras?

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Jimmy Akin said the canon was not closed–that it would be possible for the Catholic Church to one day accept the Orthodox books as part of the bible–but that the likelihood of that happening is very small.

The Catholic Church has listed some books that can never be part of the bible. The books accepted by the Orthodox that have not been accepted by the Catholic Church are not on this “Can’t be accepted” list.
 
Still, what I am looking at (CD by Harmony Media/“Early Church Fathers”, shows Jerome’s Latin Vulgate with only 1 and 2 Esdras.

There is no 3 and 4 Esdras, as far as Jerome seemed to think (if Harmony Media is accurate).

The question then would be: At what point in time did the Orthodox depart from Jerome’s Vulgate? (Maybe hundreds of years before the split, I don’t know…)

God Bless Us All!
 
Jerry-Jet said:
Jimmy Akin said the canon was not closed–that it would be possible for the Catholic Church to one day accept the Orthodox books as part of the bible–but that the likelihood of that happening is very small.

The Catholic Church has listed some books that can never be part of the bible. The books accepted by the Orthodox that have not been accepted by the Catholic Church are not on this “Can’t be accepted” list.
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Do you have a link to the article by Jimmy Akin or a link to the list of what cannot be accepted?
 
If you go to JimmyAkin .Org Tritiocanonicals he discusses the Orthodox books that COULD one day be admitted to the Bible.

I forget the Council but one of the first three Councils that set forth the Canon not only listed the Inspired books but the Spurious books which were condemned and declared NOT to be scripture.

The Catholic Church could not change their stance on those books.
 
Jerry-Jet said:
If you go to JimmyAkin .Org Tritiocanonicals he discusses the Orthodox books that COULD one day be admitted to the Bible.

I forget the Council but one of the first three Councils that set forth the Canon not only listed the Inspired books but the Spurious books which were condemned and declared NOT to be scripture.

The Catholic Church could not change their stance on those books.
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Thanks, Jerry.🙂
 
If the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church reunited and all the world’s bishops at an Ecumenical Council in unison with the pope declared the books accepted by the Orthodox to truely be included in the Catholic Bible it would be OK with me.

I don’t know if such a thing would ever happen.

All I know is that the Catholic Church truely does say what is the Bible and what isn’t and I urge everyone to obey the Catholic Church!
 
I have the New Oxford Study Bible NRSV, which has those books that are accepted by the Orthodox, so I can read them when I want to do so. I am planning to purchase the Orthodox Study Bible when the entire Bible is complete (currently only the New Testament is available).
 
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