To: adiaireton8
"Even a cursory study of early Church history shows that. From the Magesterium came the New Testament books, and from the Magesterium came the decisions concerning the contents of the canon,..."
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When exactly did this Magesterium determine the canon?
Who was in this magesterium and where did they meet?
I know I can trace the formation of the Canon to specific individuals, places and times.
79 posted on
10/21/2006 2:06:14 PM PDT by
wmfights
(Psalm : 27)
To: wmfights
When exactly did this Magesterium determine the canon? Three councils (Carthage, Hippo, and Rome) and a Papal decree (the "Tome of Damasus") in the west between the years AD 380 and AD 410.
The canon formation process in the East was a bit different and took longer (they ended up with the same NT canon, but some of the Eastern Orthodox recognize more OT books than anyone in the West does).
82 posted on
10/21/2006 2:16:47 PM PDT by
Campion
("I am so tired of you, liberal church in America" -- Mother Angelica, 1993)
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