When Was The Canon Established?

[Hoovie]

Originally Posted by Timmy

Is it closed?

Am I dead?

[Timmy]

Originally Posted by Hoovie

Am I dead?

Has the Pope gone charismatic?

[Timmy]

Originally Posted by Timmy

Is it closed?

Oh, look, there was a whole thread devoted to this question: http://apostolicfriendsforum.com/showthread.php?t=24290.

[Dedicated Mind]

Originally Posted by Timmy

Has the Pope gone charismatic?

stop hijacking, Timmy!

[Dedicated Mind]

Originally Posted by Praxeas

"the Canon" is a subjective term here. What do you mean? Do you mean when did man collect them into one book or do you mean when was the word finished?

I just wanted to know who collected the books we consider inspired? was it done by apostolic jesus-name christians or roman catholic pagans?

[Timmy]

Originally Posted by Dedicated Mind

stop hijacking, Timmy!

But the answer to "when" must consider whether it is finished or not.

[Sam]

Originally Posted by *AQuietPlace*

So it wasn't until the New Testament canon was established that Paul's writings were considered 'scripture'?

no,
Peter referred to some of Paul's writings as "scripture" in 2 Peter 3:15-16
Also Paul considered some of his writings to be God's Word in 1 Corinthians 14:36-38 where he refuted some of the Corinthians for quoting Jewish oral tradition to try to enforce women keeping silence in the congregation.

[pelathais]

Originally Posted by Dedicated Mind

I just wanted to know who collected the books we consider inspired? was it done by apostolic jesus-name christians or roman catholic pagans?

"Roman Catholic 'pagans.'"

[Praxeas]

Originally Posted by Dedicated Mind

I just wanted to know who collected the books we consider inspired? was it done by apostolic jesus-name christians or roman catholic pagans?

Neither. It was done over the course of the first 2 centuries. The books were already in use by churches. Some churches did not have all books. That is to be understood since they did not have printing machines.

There were, as my link showed, several collections. At some point christians of that error decided it would be best to collect all the books that the churches were using and decide if any were spurious and exclude them.

They had methods of authenticity that includes the historical method, internal and external evidences and internal and external contradictions.

I think you make a error by choosing either or pagans did it.

As Pel stated and I have many times added Roman Catholicism as we know it today evolved over many years. It was NOT the Roman Catholic church then as you have come to think of it. Further though these men were Trinitarians, the Modalists and Arians of the day were using the same books they were to prove their theologies

[NotforSale]

Originally Posted by Dedicated Mind

stop hijacking, Timmy!

Yeah, Timmy!! This might be a SIN.

BTW, DM, it's called Threadjacking.