Post by Educate Me on Feb 8, 2006 23:23:23 GMT -5
Charlie, Jesus did not give us any book, he didnt sent us any book from heaven, he didnt even tell the apostles to write a book.
Jesus did not give us a book, he founded a Church.
The church predates the new testament, the church wrote the new testament, the church edited the new testament and chose which books belong to it.
If those councils you insult had decided that "The Shepherd of Hermas"
www.monachos.net/patristics/hermas/1-17.shtml
belongs to the bible, then it would be in your bible.
Jesus did not give us a book, he founded a Church.
The church predates the new testament, the church wrote the new testament, the church edited the new testament and chose which books belong to it.
If those councils you insult had decided that "The Shepherd of Hermas"
www.monachos.net/patristics/hermas/1-17.shtml
belongs to the bible, then it would be in your bible.