[Invincibly Ignorant]

It's worse than that! The Jews convened the Council of Jamnia in part to quell Messianic fervor which they blamed for the Christian problem, as well as the vengence of the Romans against the Zealot revolt, which led to the destruction of the Temple. Therefore, one must keep in mind that the Jews' problem with the deuterocanonical books (called apocrypha by Luther as a deliberate attempt to mislead people) was that they prophecised Christ in the most precise manner!

Oh sure. Rabbis all met in Jambia so that they could deliberately alter the accuracy of their own writings. When are you people going to grow up?

[RobbyS]

Well, they probably didn't meet in Jamnia and establish a canon. But about that time they began to prefer the Hebrew Sciptures in a way they hadn't before. The messianic movements were a product of Hellenistic times and the apocalyptic bookswritten in Greek(or Aramaic) included in the Septuagent supported the messianic interpretation of Scripture. Accepting the book of Daniel was about as far as they were willing to go.

[the808bass]

Oh sure. Rabbis all met in Jambia so that they could deliberately alter the accuracy of their own writings.

In an odd turn of fate, I'll agree with you on this one.

[trisham]

When are you people going to grow up?

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Good heavens.

[dangus]

>> Oh sure. Rabbis all met in Jambia so that they could deliberately alter the accuracy of their own writings. <<

No-one said anything about altering the accuracy. They merely set forth, for the FIRST time among Palestinian Jews, a canon.