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Not true. All the books in the New Testament has a clear connection to Paul or the other apostles and were penned within 50-80 years after Jesus's death. The on
by bjourne 4y ago
Not true. All the books in the New Testament has a clear connection to Paul or the other apostles and were penned within 50-80 years after Jesus's death. The only exception is the Book of Revelation.
- PrimeMcFly 4y agoThe age of what was ultimately included in the bible, has little to no bearing on the claim that bible organizers cherry-picked what to include in the bible.
- bjourne 4y agoYes it has, since Christians would consider older books and books written by people connected to the apostles to be more authoritative than younger books and books authored by people with no such connections. That claim that "bible organizers cherry-picked" anything is a falsehood that you likely heard of because of the book The Da Vinci Code.
- PrimeMcFly 4y agoNo, the claim that bible organizers cherry-picked which to include comes from my having studied this quite a bit. What is canon has always been manipulated and twisted to suit human agendas. Even the words chosen via translations have been chosen because of how well they serve an agenda.
- bjourne 4y agoDo you have any references for your claims? Because this Bible scholar more or less completely contradicts your claims: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCy7NuujCLc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCy7NuujCLc