[MarkBsnr]

You are correct in part. The "Church" you mention was not the organization later formed as the "Catholic" church - it was the "universal" agreement of the books of the Bible that were already being used by Churches of Christ in most areas of Christianity.

Negative to both. The Church was the gathering of the bishops of the original sees plus the growing number of bishops as Christianity spread. There were several hundred books being used including the Shepherd of Hermas, Barnabas, approximately 80 Gospels, etc etc, plus several hundred versions of each. The Gnostic books were heavily used in certain areas as well.

You don't know the reasons why I said what I did - please get over it and recognize that others are entitled to tell what they have learned from history.

People are entitled to their opinions, sure, regardless of how poorly they fit the known facts and timelines.

[Ken4TA]

Negative to both. The Church was the gathering of the bishops of the original sees plus the growing number of bishops as Christianity spread. There were several hundred books being used including the Shepherd of Hermas, Barnabas, approximately 80 Gospels, etc etc, plus several hundred versions of each. The Gnostic books were heavily used in certain areas as well.

I stand by what I said. Period. And I understand the time-line very well. I just don't feel the need to expound on all the various books being read, I just bought out that the books of the Bible were being read by most of the Churches of Christ in various places before the counsel at Carthage. And, FYI, the church is not just a gathering of Elders/presbyters/overseers, i.e., Bishops; it is made up of all believers in Christ.