Why were the following books never up for cannonization?

[firstmode]

Why were the following books that are important to the Catholic faith never considered on any Cannon lists:

Epistle of Ignatius to the Ephesians
Epistle of Ignatius to the Magnesians
Epistle of Ignatius to the Trallians
Epistle of Ignatius to the Romans
Epistle of Ignatius to the Philadelphians
Epistle of Ignatius to the Smyrnaeans
Epistle of Ignatius to the Polycarp
Epistle of Polycarp to the Philippians
Protevangelion of James

 

[AshleyBelle]

Writings may be beneficial to the faith, and teach several important Truths. But simply having truth does not make a writing inspired.
Would you have preferred the cannon of scripture to include non-inspired writings?

 

[ralphinal]

They may have been considered but ruled out. They may date from later. They may not contain any Truth or they may conflict with other works.

 

[NDfan]

Why were the following books that are important to the Catholic faith never considered on any Cannon lists:

Epistle of Ignatius to the Ephesians
Epistle of Ignatius to the Magnesians
Epistle of Ignatius to the Trallians
Epistle of Ignatius to the Romans
Epistle of Ignatius to the Philadelphians
Epistle of Ignatius to the Smyrnaeans
Epistle of Ignatius to the Polycarp
Epistle of Polycarp to the Philippians
Protevangelion of James

The works of Ignatius and Polycarp were not considered inspired. The protevangelion of James is believed to have been written in the late 2nd century and the author is unknown. Many aspects of that work contradict Matthew 1.

 

[bpbasilphx]

Why were the following books that are important to the Catholic faith never considered on any Cannon lists:

Epistle of Ignatius to the Ephesians
Epistle of Ignatius to the Magnesians
Epistle of Ignatius to the Trallians
Epistle of Ignatius to the Romans
Epistle of Ignatius to the Philadelphians
Epistle of Ignatius to the Smyrnaeans
Epistle of Ignatius to the Polycarp
Epistle of Polycarp to the Philippians
Protevangelion of James

You’ve asked a very good question that deserves a fair answer.

One person has opined that the Canon of Scripture was determined by what was appropriate to be read at the Eucharistic assembly and other services. In other words, the Bible is a liturgical book.

The writings you mentioned here are preserved and studied down to this day, because they are believed to have value and teach important things–but they are not read at services.

The Protoevangelion of James and Gospel of Mary provide the background and some of the hymns for certain feasts of the Virgin in the Roman Catholic, Orthodox, and even non-Chalcedonian churches. These feasts are celebrated principally in thanksgiving for God’s deliberate and immediate preparation for the Incarnation. No church insists on the historical accuracy of every detail in their stories.

 

[firstmode]

You’ve asked a very good question that deserves a fair answer.

One person has opined that the Canon of Scripture was determined by what was appropriate to be read at the Eucharistic assembly and other services. In other words, the Bible is a liturgical book.

The writings you mentioned here are preserved and studied down to this day, because they are believed to have value and teach important things–but they are not read at services.

The Protoevangelion of James and Gospel of Mary provide the background and some of the hymns for certain feasts of the Virgin in the Roman Catholic, Orthodox, and even non-Chalcedonian churches. These feasts are celebrated principally in thanksgiving for God’s deliberate and immediate preparation for the Incarnation. No church insists on the historical accuracy of every detail in their stories.

Thank you for the great answer!

This question was not for some sort of setup question or some sort of gotcha type statement, I was truly wondering why so many other documents are listed on cannon lists that never made it, yet are not very respected, yet these documents were not even mentioned on historical cannon lists yet so much is pulled from them in the church today.

How can I trust the statements made about the Bishop by Ignatius if there could be errors in his documents? How can I trust these tales and fables about Mary and the baby Jesus from The Protovagelion, the Gospel of Mary, the Infancy Gospels, and the story of Joseph the Carpenter? There is some pretty far of stuff in these other gospels that I feel are so off base with the theology in the New testament that I have trouble trusting any of what they said.

 

[firstmode]

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