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To: Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus

in what year did the first 66 book Bible appear on earth? possibly the 16th century???


8 posted on 07/20/2011 3:33:57 PM PDT by one Lord one faith one baptism
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To: one Lord one faith one baptism
in what year did the first 66 book Bible appear on earth? possibly the 16th century???

Actually, the Jews were using the 22 book canon (our 39 OT books) in the intertestamental period, and the NT canon was established in common use by around 200 AD, so universal use of the 66-book Bible dates to around the turn of the 3rd century AD.

9 posted on 07/20/2011 3:44:23 PM PDT by Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus ("Armed forces abroad are of little value unless there is prudent counsel at home." - Cicero)
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