Well, we have atleast one who is not arguing from silence. [Trumpets, please ---- that's enough]
What about Saint Melito from Sardis. The following written by Melito about 170 AD is From the Book of Extracts:
"Melito to his brother Onesimus, greeting:-- As you have often, prompted by your regard for the word of God, expressed a wish to have some extracts made from the Law and the Prophets concerning the Saviour, and concerning our faith in general, and have desired, moreover, to obtain an accurate account of the Ancient Books, as regards their number and their arrangement, I have striven to the best of my ability to perform this task: well knowing your zeal for the faith, and your eagerness to become acquainted with the Word, and especially because I am assured that, through your yearning after God, you esteem these things beyond all things else, engaged as you are in a struggle for eternal salvation.
"I accordingly proceeded to the East, and went to the very spot where the things in question were preached and took place; and, having made myself accurately acquainted with the books of the Old Testament, I have set them down below, and herewith send you the list. Their names are as follows:--
"The five books of Moses--Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy; Joshua, Judges, Ruth, the four books of Kings, the two of Chronicles, the book of the Psalms of David, the Proverbs of Solomon, also called the Book of Wisdom, Ecclesiastes, the Song of Songs, Job, the books of the prophets Isaiah, Jeremiah, of the twelve contained in a single book, Daniel, Ezekiel, Esdras. From these I have made my extracts, dividing them into six books."
There were no Deuts in his list. How can anyone ignore his testimony?
How can anyone ignore his testimony??? Do you notice what else is missing from his list? How about the book of Lamentations? The book of Esther?
Oh yeah... and regarding "The Proverbs of Solomon, also called the Book of Wisdom." I'm sure you presume this is the book of Proverbs, but one of the "deuts" was "The Book of the Wisdom of Solomon."
Melito of Sardis seems confused.