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To: Gamecock

My point was they were not agreed upon as to what the canon would be as to which letters were divine and which were not.

I know history, but you need to use proper reading comprehension because I never said they were written in 300.

However, the vast majority of Christians never read, nor had them read to them by the time they were gathered together for the canon.

98% of the Roman Empires population could not even read in the year 300.


31 posted on 12/08/2011 3:32:06 PM PST by OneVike (Just a Christian waiting to go home)
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To: OneVike

Perhaps it is your reading comprehension that is the problem.

They were circulated and read to the early churches far earlier than 300 AD.


33 posted on 12/08/2011 3:38:55 PM PST by Gamecock (I am so thankful for [the] active obedience of Christ. No hope without it. JGM)
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To: OneVike

“However, the vast majority of Christians never read, nor had them read to them by the time they were gathered together for the canon”

And you know this how?

The canon for the most part was well known and accepted by the end of the second century. One need only look at what was quoted and collected as Scripture.


37 posted on 12/08/2011 3:56:44 PM PST by count-your-change (You don't have to be brilliant, not being stupid is enough.)
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