[count-your-change]

I've read that assertion several times, that the Christian church existed without the Bible.
I wonder when that would be? The Bible available to them was the OT or Hebrew Scriptures.
Were they not instructive to Christians?

[Iscool]

I've read that assertion several times, that the Christian church existed without the Bible. I wonder when that would be? The Bible available to them was the OT or Hebrew Scriptures. Were they not instructive to Christians?

That comes from the Catholic religion which calls itself the Church...

Certainly the Hebrew scriptures were available as well as the writings of the NT authors...

The early church fathers accepted that scripture as completely authoritative not to mention the likes of the Apostle Peter...

How many time did Jesus say, Is it not written, or something similar...

They had exactly what God wanted them to have...