Well, leaving aside the jokes about Protestants who thought that Jesus spoke English...
I don't think that Protestants shared Muslim ideas about the book, but they, like Muslims, seemed to think that their scriptures had dropped down from Heaven and were revealed in themselves and to Protestants in particular. The Church, of course, developed the canon and threw out many competing scriptures that were not in accordance with doctrine as it had developed in the first centuries, but this is totally ignored by Protestants, or perhaps not even known by them.
But one of the things that is probably important in the development of Protestantism, as I mentioned above, is the development of printing. Muslims had to keep their text in its original language because of the "information science" limitations of their time.
However, once you had a system that could produce a standard, easily distributed and easily translatable text, you would then approach that text in a different way, and the way Protestants approached it was to enshrine it, as though it existed in isolation from the Church and the centuries of experience of the faithful and the Faith.
*Oow*
Judaism is a perfectly respectable religion.
Why not?
You know...
"In the name of the Father..."
(Stop)
I don't think Luther spoke English...
I don't think that Protestants shared Muslim ideas about the book, but they, like Muslims, seemed to think that their scriptures had dropped down from Heaven and were revealed in themselves and to Protestants in particular.
Some Roman Catholics have some really funny notions about what Protestants think. I'm not sure whether or not all Protestant denominations adhere to the Apostles & Niacin creeds, but some do, even though they aren't spelled out in the Bible. Hmmm, wonder where those came from.
The Church, of course, developed the canon and threw out many competing scriptures that were not in accordance with doctrine as it had developed in the first centuries, but this is totally ignored by Protestants, or perhaps not even known by them.
We "ignore" it less than you probably realize.
But one of the things that is probably important in the development of Protestantism, as I mentioned above, is the development of printing.
As has been discussed at length in these back & forth threads, much of the population couldn't read anyway. Protestants have always relied heavily on hymns & there is more to them than just raising up a glade noise to the Lord.
Muslims had to keep their text in its original language because of the "information science" limitations of their time.
Arabic Korans are still the only ones considered to be true Korans, the very word of Allah.
However, once you had a system that could produce a standard, easily distributed and easily translatable text, you would then approach that text in a different way, and the way Protestants approached it was to enshrine it, as though it existed in isolation from the Church and the centuries of experience of the faithful and the Faith.
Not quite true, but I think your mind is set, so it's doubtful you'll believe me.
We value the Bible and it's teachings but we know that the church should be based on the Bible, which is the inspired word of God. We do NOT believe that the Catholic church is the ONE TRUE CHURCH. We believe the one true church is the body of believers who put their faith and trust in Jesus Christ and try to live by his precepts through the infilling Holy Spirit.
Emir Caner, a Baptist convert from Islam and seminary professor, publically bemoaned one aspect of the printing press -- people no longer memorized the entire NT.