Interesting the Gerome knew that the apocrypha should not be included because the books lacked inspiration. Reading them it is quite evident that the Holy Spirit did not author them. They have been used by the church to promote self serving traditions that are quite unbiblical.
One must possess the Holy Spirit to know that the Holy Spirit did not author the apocrypha. The history of the Jews predates the history of the church. The Jews rejected the apocryphal books as historically inaccurate, contradictory and just filled with silliness.
I have an old bible with the offending books for study purposes. I do agree that it is terrible that Gods word was tampered with I just see the offending party as the church not the reformers. If we allow the apocrypha then must we also add the gnostic gospels?
Gerome translated the scriptures into Latin so only the church could read them. Luther translated them into German so the people could read them. Rome has a long history of withholding the word from the people. Even telling them when they could read the scriptures they could not understand them and to consult with the priest for the approved interpretation.
There is no nobility in the Roman Catholic church nor those who defend her atrocities.
For the cause of Christ
Roger
One must possess the Holy Spirit to know that the Holy Spirit did not author the apocrypha. The history of the Jews predates the history of the church. The Jews rejected the apocryphal books as historically inaccurate, contradictory and just filled with silliness.
I have an old bible with the offending books for study purposes. I do agree that it is terrible that Gods word was tampered with I just see the offending party as the church not the reformers. If we allow the apocrypha then must we also add the gnostic gospels?
Gerome translated the scriptures into Latin so only the church could read them. Luther translated them into German so the people could read them. Rome has a long history of withholding the word from the people. Even telling them when they could read the scriptures they could not understand them and to consult with the priest for the approved interpretation.
There is no nobility in the Roman Catholic church nor those who defend her atrocities.
For the cause of Christ
Roger
One quick amendment to what you stated...it was the Hebrew speaking Jews who rejected the 7 books in question, but the Greek speaking Jews disagreed and accepted the 7 books. In summary, the Jewish people were not in agreement on what constituted the entirety of divine scripture.
The key for Christians though is that the early universal Church sided with the Greek speaking Jews so that at the council of Rome when the 27 books in the NT were formally decreed the 46 books in the OT were decreed as well. This decree was validated in later councils in Hippo in 393 A.D., Carthage in 419 A.D., and Nicaea in 787 A.D. These facts may be inconvenient and painful to some, but it's the truth.
And Jerome translated the Bible to Latin because it was the language of the people at that time. The fact that German was a popular language in the 16th century has no bearing on what was spoken in the 5th century. And I agree with you that the Catholic Church has a history of withholding false bibles from the people. If I were to hand you a "bible" that didn't include 2 and 3 John and Nahum wouldn't you discourage me from reading it as the true Bible? Similar to what the Catholic Church did in trying to protect people from false bibles.
Thanks.
-Ernie-