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To: JCBreckenridge
"This is evidence that, as of the early 4th century, there did not exist a common canon. Additional evidence for this fact can be found in the writings of the Church fathers prior to the publication of the Vulgate. So - where’s the evidence for your position? There is none."

Ah, now that you are pinned down you change your story. You said "the Vulgate published in 400 AD by Pope Damasus was the first canon with all the books." Athanasius catalogued the current canon, with all the books, well before that.

180 posted on 07/14/2013 4:56:29 PM PDT by circlecity
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To: circlecity

“Ah, now that you are pinned down you change your story. You said “the Vulgate published in 400 AD by Pope Damasus was the first canon with all the books.” Athanasius catalogued the current canon, with all the books, well before that.”

I said collate, but that’s a different word, so your attempt to say that I lied, is wrong.

Yes, Athanasius did provide the list, and his list was the one cited by Pope Damasus. However, he didn’t publish a bible that reflected this canon, which is what my question asked. The Vulgate is very important to Protestants and absolutely fundamental to their position of sola scriptura.


185 posted on 07/14/2013 5:00:21 PM PDT by JCBreckenridge ("we are pilgrims in an unholy land")
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