[mike182d]

This is only true if you believe that the Apocyphal books, which the Jews never considered as Holy Scripture, are inspired.

From St. Augustine in the 4th Century:

"The whole canon of the scriptures, however, in which we say that consideration is to be applied, is contained in these books: the five of Moses . . . and one book of Joshua [Son of] Nave, one of Judges; one little book which is called Ruth . . . then the four of Kingdoms, and the two of Paralipomenon . . . . [T]here are also others too, of a different order . . . such as Job and Tobit and Esther and Judith and the two books of Maccabees, and the two of Esdras . . . . Then there are the prophets, in which there is one book of the Psalms of David, and three of Solomon. . . . But as to those two books, one of which is entitled Wisdom and the other of which is entitled Ecclesiasticus and which are called ‘of Solomon’ because of a certain similarity to his books, it is held most certainly that they were written by Jesus Sirach. They must, however, be accounted among the prophetic books, because of the authority which is deservedly accredited to them" (Christian Instruction 2:8:13 [A.D. 397]).

I guess Martin Luther knew better than St. Augustine and 1100 years of Christians after him when he removed said books from the Old Testament canon.

[gscc]

Apparently the Church knew better than Augustine because these books were not taken as inspired only edifying.

[gscc]

I guess Martin Luther knew better than St. Augustine and 1100 years of Christians after him when he removed said books from the Old Testament canon.

Martin Luther merely returned these books to where they had been in Jerome's Vulgate - they were not to used as inspired works for purposes of doctrine.