Did they write the OT as claimed?
I think not. The Hebrew Scriptures were recognized and validated by Jesus Himself as Scripture.
The Catholic church cannot take responsibility for writing the Bible because it didn't. All it's trying to do is lay claim to it so it can claim to be the only valid authority for interpreting it.
Control access and interpretation of Scripture and to an extent, you control people's destiny.
The writers of the NT were called church fathers AFTER the fact. How convenient....
Do you not think that God wasn't perfectly capable of preserving His word without the help of the so-called Catholic church?
We have Scripture not because of the Catholic church but in spite of it.
“We have Scripture not because of the Catholic church but in spite of it.”
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You give history to confirm and you get a comeback line like
this one. Protestants have non history before 1517 but pay no attention.
Our Lord states you remain spiritually immature without the
Eucharist.
“The Catholic church cannot take responsibility for writing the Bible because it didn’t. All it’s trying to do is lay claim to it so it can claim to be the only valid authority for interpreting it.
Control access and interpretation of Scripture and to an extent, you control people’s destiny.
The writers of the NT were called church fathers AFTER the fact. How convenient....”
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You come up with the above because you reject history, the
Truth. Who did compile the Canon metmom? The “control”
objection is lame. People have free will. No one controls you, you left the faith.
The “Church Fathers”, some of them knew the Apostles.
They are called the “Apostolic Fathers.”
How can you call the Bible your authority and not state
exactly where it came from? Rejecting the RCC who gave
you your Bible, that’s ridiculous.
How the Canon of the Bible (the official catalog of inspired books) was officially declared.
362 A.D. Catholic Church’s Council of Rome defines the Canon of Holy Scripture.
382 Pope Damasus issues a listing of the present OT and NT Canon of 73 books
383 Saint Jerome translates the Latin Vulgate from Greek & Hebrew
393 Council of Hippo (North Africa) approves the present Canon of 73 books
397 Council of Constantinople produces first bound Bible (the Vulgate: previously, all
were separate books)
397 Council of Carthage (North Africa) approves the same OT and NT canon
405 Pope Saint Innocent I approves the Canon again and closes it (with 73 books)