Books/texts/scriptures mentioned in the bible , though not incorporated in the bible cannon .

by smiddy 12 Replies latest watchtower bible

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  smiddy

  myelaine

  i`m  sorry dear ,  but did you miss the point of my OP ? And my subsequent  post ? For example who is to say from the list Splash gives us  what is inspired and what is not inspired , who determines it,? Their is no evidence that God had anything to do with the now accepted books of the bible.

  However we have ample evidence of the role humans had in defining what was to be accepted as the bible cannon .

  And when you cite Timothy as a source ,  not all of the accepted books today were even written then .

  This is an ex JW site ,:

  The books that are considered as authentic approved by God  as Gods word was defined in the 3/4 century by ,  according to jehovahs witnesses apostate christendon

  So why would JW`s accept that ? 

  Where is their any evidence that God ,jehovah ,yahweh  or anyother deity had any involvement in defining the books of the bible .

  smiddy
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  Hortensia

  I am glad to see this list -- was thinking of something like this recently after reading a book about Noah's ark, Gilgamesh and so on, which briefly mentioned one of these books.

  
  How many of them still exist? It would be interesting to read more about the documents on the OP's list. Is there a book or two written about the subject? Any recommendations?
  
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  myelaine

  dear smiddy...

  you said, "i`m  sorry dear ,  but did you miss the point of my OP ? And my subsequent  post ? For example who is to say from the list Splash gives us  what is inspired and what is not inspired , who determines it,? Their is no evidence that God had anything to do with the now accepted books of the bible."...

  I hope I didn't miss the point :)

  I was just looking at the question differently, I guess. 

  For the sake of argument, let's assume ALL of those books and ALL the books in the bible are inspired.

  my post reflected my belief that the books of the bible were chosen because they teach about the faith, encompassing the how, what, why, who and when. 

  I responded "inspired for what" not "what is inspired"...if the church wanted to teach the faith so that people could live the faith it had to be reasonably concise while maintaining important elements. (like a textbook) if the church wanted to teach angelogy they could have incorporated more of that in the book but, like judaism the leaders led the people AWAY from that kind of study because it is peripheral to the faith (I believe that some people can be susceptible to negative spirit forces so there are ancient texts that should be avoided, but that's beside "the point")

  If God desires that all men be saved then inspires men to write about the means of salvation WHY wouldn't He be present and involved in the selection of books?...

  love michelle