Old Testament Canon

[bananabrain]

this is really interesting as a subject. for me, it is particularly interesting when you look at what the ethiopian jews have - basically, it's what you would expect them to have given that they are basically a "first Temple" community, so have missed out on anything that relates to after the babylonian exile and, in fact, miss out on stuff that appears to have been canonised / stabilised during the period of ezra. in other words, you'd expect them to have the pentateuch, joshua and judges - and ruth, because that's also events during judges, but interestingly not samuel or kings, because that happened around the period when judaism began in ethiopia; therefore, you would get things that deal with what was going on in the davidic/solomonic kingdom and then after the split which would be written from a northern branch of judaism point of view. the other stuff can be explained by the influence of far later ethiopian christianity, whereas the stuff BETWEEN solomon and christianity doesn't show.

fascinating stuff!

b'shalom

bananabrain

 

[showme]

the truth is
Luther had nothing to do with the christian canon he only recognized as many others before him also did what was alreay canonized by Jesus
through his profits and apostles .

THERE IS A VAST DIFFERENCE IN SIMPLY RECOGNIZING CANON AND HAVING THE AUTHORITY TO CREATE CANON AS God DID..

in fact if you read scripture clolsy like luther did you to will find where Jesus canonized many parts himself Not even using his profits and apostles to do so..

Even i have been able to find IN THE NEW TESTAMENT where Jesus himself in scripture AFFIRMS THE canon OF THE OLD TESTAMENT.

How do we know that the New Testament books we have are indeed part of the canon, are written by those claimed to have written them, and are truly inspired?

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS)

Actually the "Christian" canon was initially posted in a festal letter in the year 367 A.D. by Athanasius, the bishop of Alexandria, and a supporter of the Trinity while he was at the Nicene Council, with his good old buddy, Constantine. Martin Luther only wanted to strike out James, Revelation, and maybe some others which interfered with his gospel of Grace concept. Yeshua wasn't listed as a participant in the discussions.

 

[radarmark]

Nice try, showme. That may be your definition of Christian Canon, but it flies in the face of fact. What is called "Old Testament" (the actual subject of this thread) is inclusive of what any group of any denomination from Karaite to Tewahedo identifies as such.

Athanasius was only speaking to "New Testament", which I have not yet addressed here. That being said, if one applies the same rule of inclusivity (from Tewahedo to Latter Day Saints), the various New Testiment Canons are nearly as divergent as the OT Canon which is the subject of this thread.

BB, thanks.