[Buggman]

And WHO was the first Authority to determine which works were, and which works were NOT, officially, from the Apostles?
The Catholic Church, of course!

And WHO was the first Authority to determine which works were, and which works were NOT, officially, from the prophets?

The Jewish Rabbinate of course!

So I take it you'll be converting to Judaism now?

Shalom.

[Kansas58]

Point taken on the Old Testament.

By the way, once had a Catholic Monsignor, in a class for adults, (I was sponsoring someone to join the Church), ask where the word “testament” came from.

Of course it means “promise” or “pact” or “covenant” -— that is all he wanted.

Of course, however, the word itself came from the Romans placing their hands over their reproductive organs, when making a promise. The point was, “If I can not keep this promise, my children will”.

Think "testes". I tried to wiggle out of answering the question, but finally I did.

It was more information than he wanted, but it was the truth!