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To: A.A. Cunningham
The Hebrew Canon which Protestants rely on was closed after the Palestinian - Greek Canon which the Catholic Church used for over 11 centuries before Luther started throwing things out. On what authority do you accept the Canon of the New Testament?

Not so. Your statement is premised on the very matters I noted prior and is without any historical merit. The Hebrew canon used today by protestants and Christians is the same canon that was in use at the time of Christ. The Greek work to which you refer is a version of the LXX which Jewish authority denies was ever canon and which Catholicism cannot sustain as ever having had the mark of canonicity from the Jews. This is what I was referencing prior. But then if you checked history rather than Catholic talking points, you might know that.

108 posted on 09/08/2005 5:06:53 PM PDT by Havoc (Reagan was right and so was McKinley. Down with free trade. Hang the traitors high)
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To: Havoc
A correction of my earlier post:

The Hebrew/Palestinian Old Testament Canon was not established until 100 AD by Jewish rabbis at Jamnia.

The Hebrew canon used today by protestants and Christians is the same canon that was in use at the time of Christ.

That is factually incorrect. The Alexandrian/Greek Canon existed prior to the Hebrew/Palestinian Canon. The rabbis at Jamnia established the Hebrew Canon in response to the Christian Church. Choosing the Hebrew Canon means you align yourself with those Jews who rejected Christ. Another point of fact, there are ~300 quotations from the Old Testament found in the New Testament that come from the Septuagint, not the Hebrew Canon.

The Greek work to which you refer is a version of the LXX which Jewish authority denies was ever canon and which Catholicism cannot sustain as ever having had the mark of canonicity from the Jews.

The discovery at Qumran of copies of some of the disputed books written in Hebrew renders their rejection moot on at least one of the four criteria utilized by the Council of Jamnia. See "New Catholic Commentary on Holy Scripture" by Thomas Nelson, 1975, pg. 22 for gurtheredification. The Jewish authorities that you are relying on as a crutch for your position, rejected Christ and persecuted Christians. It would behoove you to learn the real facts rather than simply regurgitating the baloney you've been fed.

110 posted on 09/10/2005 9:59:48 PM PDT by A.A. Cunningham
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