It does no such thing at all. First we don't know who set down the Dead Sea Scrolls, one possibility is the Essenes sect. Plus clearly the use a particular writing by one or more of Jewish groups in an apostate nation hardly proves it God inspired. There were lots of writings, about a third, not from the Hebrew Scriptures, found at the same location.
So perhaps I should rephrase: The apocrypha were not “taken out” of the Bible, they never belonged there.
Whether the first copies the LXX contained them is unknown but since they have never enjoyed the acceptance of the inspired Scriptures they must be rejected, Damasus or not. Martin Luther or not.
The Bible canon is not dependent upon either.
The apocrypha were removed from most English editions of the AV in the late 19th. Cen. and most AV editions are basically reprints of earlier editions.
“AFTER THE FINDING OF THE DEAD-SEA SCROLLS, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THESE 7 DC BOOKS WERE USED BY THE JEWS IN ALEXANDRIA, EVEN IN THEIR SERVICES. THIS VERFIES THAT POPE DAMASUS WAS CORRECT.”
CYC:
“It does no such thing at all. First we don’t know who set down the Dead Sea Scrolls, one possibility is the Essenes sect. Plus clearly the use a particular writing by one or more of Jewish groups in an apostate nation hardly proves it God inspired. There were lots of writings, about a third, not from the Hebrew Scriptures, found at the same location.”
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Hi,
The IN CAPS is NOT about “who set down the Dead Sea Scrolls” but what did the DSS reveal about the Alexandrian Canon. This early group of Jews, one of the first converts to Christianity accepted and used those 7 books which the Palestinian Jews rejected and Martin Luther in 1517 rejected too. The 7 Books tossed called the Septuagint, Jesus referred to them many times in His teaching, this is how you know they are “God inspired.”
CYC:
“So perhaps I should rephrase: The apocrypha were not “taken out” of the Bible, they never belonged there.”
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Trying to correct your error because Christian history and all but one Protestant Bible, the 1611 KJV say something else. But, you’re still going with Martin Luther.