Then how come Martin Luther removed various books from his German translation that would go on to become the standard for Protestant Bibles? Was the Holy Spirit asleep at the wheel for all those years while those books were in there? Who gave him the authority to do so?
Should we have included the various other Gospels and Epistles that were floating around the Roman world at the time of the Apostles and their immediate successors and disciples? If not, who made the judgment call?
Clement’s First Epistle to the Corinthians was treated as canonical by many segments of Christianity up through the 5th century, but it’s not anymore. Similarly with the Didache. Why is that?
On whose authority was the Canon decided?
He didn't
"... who made the judgment call?"
The Holy Spirit
"Clement’s First Epistle to the Corinthians was treated as canonical by many segments of Christianity up through the 5th century, but it’s not anymore. Similarly with the Didache. Why is that?"
While these works were very influential they were never seriously considered as canonical except for a few congregations.
I also note that the first person we know of to write a list the entire NT canon as we know it was Athanasius who was part the Egyptian Coptic Church, although these books were already widely accepted a scripture and had been for well over a hundred years.
WHAT??
Know ye NOTHING about bible history?
On whose authority is the pope elected?