Simply to challenge your sure statement that the RCC canon of Scripture is "exactly" the same as the fourth century Vulgate. You seem to demand that others concede to you and your opinions a lot. You have been quite hesitant to ever do so yourself.
“Simply to challenge your sure statement that the RCC canon of Scripture is “exactly” the same as the fourth century Vulgate. You seem to demand that others concede to you and your opinions a lot. You have been quite hesitant to ever do so yourself.”
I personally find it amusing that protestants are relying upon the testimony of Catholic bishops in an attempt to buttress their own position. I’m not exactly sure how you can argue that “bishops don’t have authority”, and then turn around and quote Athanasius.
I’m sure he dealt with similar things himself.
I’m even more amused to see a protestant actually abandon his own thesis and make the argument that this canon (which isn’t protestant) is the actual canon simply because it includes a few books that the Catholic church does not.
Fine - I’m happy to go there. Are you willing to accept the canon you proposed as legitimate?