“I will believe the written word, which does not change, and can be proven.”
So you have the original in front of you today?
The problem with rejecting the authority of the councils is that the only reason you have a bible today is because St. Jerome put all the books together.
Which books do you have in your bible? If, as you say, the words do not change, do you have Maccabees?
Close enough - The prophecy proves the Word. There are two witnesses built into every book.
The problem with rejecting the authority of the councils is that the only reason you have a bible today is because St. Jerome put all the books together.
Baloney.
Which books do you have in your bible? If, as you say, the words do not change, do you have Maccabees?
I use the Protestant canon primarily (because it is made of the books which are absolutely accepted by all), but yes, I do have Maccabees, and have studied it quite a bit, as with the many other books which might even remotely be attributed to the prophets/agents of YHWH.
Why do you guys refuse to acknowledge that there are two lines of bible manuscripts...The relatively few that your religion makes claims to and the Majority Texts which are completely separate from Rome and Jerome???