[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

No, it's not WHAT it's WHO is that authority.

So which canon of Scripture did God give us?

I contend that the canon of Scripture that God gave us is the Catholic Bible. God's infallible Church ("the pillar and foundation of truth") tells us so.

You contend that the abridged, Protestant canon of Scripture, is the Bible that God gave us. Your infallible authority for canonicity is... what?

[metmom]

I contend that the canon of Scripture that God gave us is the Catholic Bible. God's infallible Church ("the pillar and foundation of truth") tells us so.

And just what gives the Catholic church that authority?

Can you do that without circular argumentation?

[metmom]

I contend that the canon of Scripture that God gave us is the Catholic Bible.

And you are free to do so but what doesn't work is to pretend that the Apocrypha was always considered Scripture or that it was considered Scripture by the Jews.

bb asks a good question.

Also, what about the books in the Apocrypha which contain that which has been shows to be in error?

That would mean that the Catholic church recognizes error as Scripture.

How does one reconcile that in their mind?