An honest read will indicate the status of the apocrypha as being canon was not officially settled for the rcc until Trent in 1546.
The reader should also draw the conclusion that Jerome, not Luther, held more sway over the decision to relegate the apocrypha to a secondary status.
The reader will also note that Origen and Athanasius also were centers of influence in not including these books as canon.
So here we have again some ECFs that are in favor of inclusion and some against.
I have found this is the case with all of the points of contention we discuss on these threads.
Four primary factors influenced Jerome's criteria for inclusion or rejection of the apocrypha.
Obviously, the inferior rank to which the deuteros were relegated by authorities like Origen, Athanasius, and Jerome, was due to too rigid a conception of canonicity, one demanding that a book, to be entitled to this supreme dignity,
1)must be received by all,
2)must have the sanction of Jewish antiquity, and
3)must moreover be adapted not only to edification,
4) but also to the "confirmation of the doctrine of the Church", to borrow Jerome's phrase.
The last one is the most telling as to why these books should be rejected.
These books did not conform to the doctrine of the Church then and they do not today.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03267a.htm
EXCUSE ME? Would you, e, care to clarify that statement, since it was I, who posted from 3 sources, to whose post you are referring?!? My patience is wearing thin. My Faith isn't. I saw the other thread going on about Purgatory. I see, e, that since your arrival, our thread and caucus was derailed. Are our beliefs so threatening that we have to be thwarted when discussing them amongst ourselves? Do what you want, but the more I learn about both sides, the stronger my Faith becomes. The reading I did for that post was truly a revelation for me. Oh, not the Book of Revelation in the Bible: after all, according to Luther, well, for those who haven't, read my post.
BTW: While St. Jerome may not have agreed with everything, he translated to the best of his ability, without alteration. He also reminded faithful, that is, he did not run off and found a new church, eliminate sacraments, truncate the Bible while changing passages and attempting to remove NT books. He knew where the truth was and stayed there. So shall I. May we all meet one another in Heaven, as shall all men of good will, regardless of their faith- (Vatican II) just don't mess with my integrity.
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