Bible Question:
What group of earthly individuals is responsible for collecting Biblical literature and selecting which works would be included in what we now call The Holy Bible and which works would not be included? Please note that I am not asking why some works should or should not be included. I think that question has previously been dealt with in this forum. |
Bible Answer: The humans were "holy men of God...moved by the Holy Ghost." The Old Testament talks about Scriptures placed by Moses in the Ark of the Covenant, Samuel at Mizpeh, David in the Temple, Ezra's library and we know of the collection of Judas Maccabaeus. The Septuagint (Greek translation of the O.T. was done in 285 BC. Within the first century, the The early church fathers--Iraneus, Tertullian, Clement of Alexandria-- referred to the New Testament Scriptures in their writings. Over 5000 copies were made by the early church copyists of the NT are in existence. |