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NASB | Luke 24:44 ¶ Now He said to them, "These are My words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things which are written about Me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 24:44 ¶ Then He said to them, "This is what I told you while I was still with you, everything which has been written about Me in the Law of Moses and the [writings of the] Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled." |
Bible Question:
Hi, I have a coworker who asked me about the order of the books of the Bible: who choose the books and who decided what order they would be in. I honestly don't know and what I've found so far is very confusing! What is a not-too-complicated answer that I can give him? I know I've wondered this before and thought I asked about it but for the life of me can't remember! Basically he wants to make sure that no books have been omitted, or excluded from the Bible. He is pretty young in the faith and I don't want to cause him to stumble. Obviously this is an answer that I need to know as well! Thanks in advance, Aherbert2 |
Bible Answer: In Theology this is called the Cannon or Canonicity. There are no simple answers. The Old Testament has been long compliled. The gospels mention the Law and Prophets many times and Luke 24:44 mention the Law, prophets and Psalms. The New Testament is a different story. "In A.D. 363, the Council of Laodicea stated that only the Old Testament (along with the Apocrypha) and the 27 books of the New Testament were to be read in the churches. The Council of Hippo (A.D. 393) and the Council of Carthage (A.D. 397) also affirmed the same 27 books as authoritative." http://www.gotquestions.org/canon-Bible.html There are other books the Apocrypha and Pseudographs, which most Protestant churches reject. The men that picked the New Testament Canon were men of God, chosen by thier churches. At some point one has to decide to believe and follow or not to believe and not to follow Scripture. |