Glenn wrote: > I was taking DAvid's word for it. I'll let > David respond. I don't think you have read > the Apocrypha. It has Jesus zapping people > as a little child just to mention one thing I remember > from reading it 100 years. ago. :-)
The waters are getting really muddy now. I don't think the quote Dave attributed to me was me either, but that is not material right now. Let me clarify some things. The Apocrypha which we were discussing are the 14 books written before the time of Christ. Primarily these were the Inter-Testament books, written between the time of Malachi and the time of John the Baptist. As far as I know, none of them speak about Jesus zapping people as a little child. I think Glenn is confusing the New Testament Apocryphal books, known as the pseudipigrapha, with the Old Testament Apocryphal books included in the Vulgate and hence many other Bibles. While many Bibles included the Apocryphal books, that does not mean that they were considered at the same level of inspiration as the other books. The Apocrypha was separated from the other books and kept as its own collection. Many Protestants feel that they never held status as Scripture. Others, like Roman Catholics, will argue that they did hold that authority, and they consider their inclusion in the Septuagint and Vulgate versions as strong evidence of that. They consider the 16th century Roman Catholic council which canonized some of the Apocryphal books as simply an affirmation of what had always been. Protestants generally view the council as adding the books to the Canon. When you understand the difference in perspective between Protestants and Roman Catholics concerning the authority of tradition, the dynamics of this debate become understandable. Peace be with you. David Miller. p.s. many of the post you guys have volleyed back and forth were sent to the old list server @lists.innglory.org. Please address mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] to use the new list server. I will be taking down the old list soon. Also, you might like to know that with the change in the list serer, I am changing the archiving software. Our list posts are now archived by a public service archiver at http://www.mail-archive.com When you send to the old list, they won't be archived there. I do not plan to move the old archives over to this new archive service. I just don't have time to try it. ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
