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To: maryz; kosta50

“Rabbinic Judaism recognizes the twenty-four books of the Masoretic Text, commonly called the Tanakh or “Hebrew Bible”. Evidence suggests that the process of canonization occurred between 200 BC and AD 200, indeed a popular position is that the Torah was canonized circa 400 BC, the Prophets circa 200 BC, and the Writings circa AD 100[5] perhaps at a hypothetical Council of Jamnia—however this position is increasingly criticised by modern scholars.”

That is Wiki, but I could dig out other sources for the same thing if I wanted to spend the time.


5,079 posted on 09/15/2010 10:32:27 AM PDT by Mr Rogers (When the ass brays, don't reply...)
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To: maryz; kosta50

“We have but 22 books, containing the history of all time, books that are believed to be divine. Of these, 5 belong to Moses, containing his laws and the traditions of the origin of mankind down to the time of his death. From the death of Moses to the reign of Artaxerxes the prophets who succeeded Moses wrote the history of the events that occurred in their own time, in 13 books. The remaining 4 books comprise hymns to God and precepts for the conduct of human life. From the days of Artaxerxes to our own times every event has indeed been recorded; but these recent records have not been deemed worthy of equal credit with those which preceded them, on account of the failure of the exact succession of prophets. There is practical proof of the spirit in which we treat our Scriptures; r, although so great an interval of time has now passed, not a soul has ventured to add or to remove or to alter a syllable; and it is the instinct of every Jew, from the day of his birth, to consider these Scriptures as the teaching of God, and to abide by them, and, if need be, cheerfully to lay down his life in their behalf.” - Josephus


5,085 posted on 09/15/2010 10:34:42 AM PDT by Mr Rogers (When the ass brays, don't reply...)
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To: Mr Rogers
“Rabbinic Judaism recognizes the twenty-four books of the Masoretic Text,

Didn't Rabbinic Judaism have its beginning at Yavneh?

5,088 posted on 09/15/2010 10:39:56 AM PDT by maryz
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To: Mr Rogers; maryz
The only thing that can be said of Jamnia, where the Sanhedrin moved after the destruction of the Temple is that the rabbis there rejected all Christian books and teachings and basically declared Christian an apostate sect/cult.
5,093 posted on 09/15/2010 10:53:21 AM PDT by kosta50 (God is tired of repenting -- Jeremiah 15:6, KJV)
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To: Mr Rogers

Indeed, Jewish history records the canon fixed by the ‘Men of the Great Assembly’ which existed 410-310BCE. The Council of Jamnia canon story is a Christian invention.


5,098 posted on 09/15/2010 11:01:06 AM PDT by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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