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To: Havoc
When did St. Paul preach the Gospel? (Dates please)

When were the four Gospels received by the Church written? (Dates again).

I would observe that your opinion that the books of Holy Scripture discarded by the protestants do not agree with the rest of Holy Scripture was not shared by any Christians prior to the 16th century, though St. Jerome who provided the Latins with their standard translation of the Scriptures held the opinion that they were less valuable than the rest of the Old Testament. St. Jerome and you are evidently unaware of the history of the Jewish Canon--how it was trimmed by Christ-denying rabbis at the Council of Jaminia in 90 A.D. Another reason to consider tradition: the content of the canon of Holy Scripture, which books are in or out is a matter of tradition. Your tradition is newer (among Christians) and less generally accepted by Christians than mine, and your tradition (as regards the Old Testament) has roots in the denial of the Gospel.

7,302 posted on 04/30/2002 12:24:24 PM PDT by The_Reader_David
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To: The_Reader_David
My understanding of the history is that Jerome produced his translation and that over time others simply added back the books he left out, using the Old Latin translation. So, in effect, Jerome was overruled, and the Vulgate of the Middles Ages was Jerome's work amended to fit Tradition.
7,322 posted on 04/30/2002 12:54:42 PM PDT by RobbyS
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