[Rutles4Ever]

Final question: Where in the NT did the disciples "canonize" the saints of the OT other than giving them recognition like Hebrews 11? Recognition is super. But, given that Rahab was a prostitute who was included in Hebrews 11, I somehow think that the Rahabs of the world are not among the elite list found in the canonization to which you refer. (I'm open to being enlightened on that, tho).

Er, the infallible Old Testament itself canonized Elijah and Enoch, and arguably Moses, too.

[Colofornian]

Er, the infallible Old Testament itself canonized Elijah and Enoch, and arguably Moses, too.

BTW, people err when they think that "tradition" began with the RC church. For example, canonization is widely meant to mean "confirmation"--to confirm what is already recognized. It doesn't mean identifying & setting apart individuals & books of the Bible...tradition was both an oral & print tradition well before it was ever institutionalized.