Subject: Sola Scriptura supported by bible? |
Bible Note: You wrote: "When Paul said that all scripture is inspired by God, the scripture he most likely had was the Septuagint." Paul, being a Pharisee, also had the Hebrew Scriptures, which would have been used in all Jewish worship. The Apocrypha was not declared by the Roman Catholic Church to be part of the canon of Scripture until the counter-Reformation of the 16th century (that would be the Council of Trent). Which is why Luther did not recognize them: they were declared to be canonical after the Reformation began. A thorough analysis of how the church recognized the New Testament canon is beyond the scope of a 5000-word post. I would recommend a booklet by Darrell Bock entitled "Can I Trust the Bible?". It is available through Ravi Zacharias' web site (www.rzim.org). --Joe! |