[Boogieman]

“does any human or group of humans have the authority to declare the definitive canon of Scripture?”

Well, of course, the Church has that authority, given to them by Jesus. To be clear though, I am defining the Church as the Scriptures define it, the universal body of all believers. If half the Church gets together and decides to declare a canon, it can only be valid for their churches, and can’t be expected to be accepted by the rest of the Church.

[caww]

.....”If half the Church gets together and decides to declare a canon, it can only be valid for ‘their churches’, and can’t be expected to be accepted by the rest of the Church”.....

That statement should give food for thought.

[one Lord one faith one baptism]

funny, Jesus spoke of His Church, singular. I didn’t realize there could be more than one Church, certainly the Scriptures only speak of one Church.