While true some were written thousands of years before, it was the Catholic Church that confirmed what books were legitimate to be part of the Bible and what were not, that included writings at the time of Christ such as the “Gospel” of St. Thomas. Only through the authority of Peter given to ONE Church was this achieved.
“While true some were written thousands of years before, it was the Catholic Church that confirmed what books were legitimate to be part of the Bible and what were not, that included writings at the time of Christ such as the “Gospel” of St. Thomas. Only through the authority of Peter given to ONE Church was this achieved.”
I can appreciate your sincerity in this belief... but
2/3 of the Scriptures were Jewish and available before the Church came along.
The authority of Peter was irrelevant.
The canon of Scripture was examined and authenticated by many groups afterwards, with errors corrected.