rcc did not compile the books that were later canonized by it. Those books were widely used in whole by Christendom before canonization. the cult rcc just made it official AND to boot....included as scripture’ in the OT....books that the Jews NEVER considered scripture.
Took Martin Luther to fix that usurpation.
Actually, it did. Although there was some debate that lasted even until the Council of Trent, by and large it was agreed by the time of the Council of Carthage, which was held by Christians who held the orthodox faith of the universal (catholic) Church. That universal Church is the precursor of the Catholic and Orthodox Churches.
AND to boot....included as scripture’ in the OT....books that the Jews NEVER considered scripture.
Those OT books were in the Septuagint, which was the set of Scriptures in common usage during Christ's lifetime. It was not until after the destruction of the Temple that those books rejected by Luther were rejected by the Jews (Jamnia c.90AD). And if you care to be consistent, the Jews rejected all of the Christian Gospels and Epistles at the same council.
I don't need Post-Pentecost Jews to choose my canon for me. I'll pass.