Apologetics Forum: Ask questions about Christianity/Debate doctrinescatholicsAieno Wrote: The Council of Jamnia was responsible for defining the canon of the Hebrew Bible. It was at Jamnia that the council met about A.D. 90 to decide which books belonged to the canon, keep in mind, that the Greek speaking Jews had been using the Septuagint for well over two centuries by this time. The scribes and learned men of the council argued the merits of the various books. At length, they established the Hebrew canon in which the Writings were included, but the "Apocrypha" was left out. Even the Encyclopaedia Britannica (1970, XII, p. 871.) makes a rather certain note on this subject: Jesus Christ Himself, quoted from the Septuagint. Early Christians including Paul used the Septuagint to support Christian teachings, so Why cant the Catholic church use the Septuagint? By your actions in acceptance of the 39 book Old Testament, which was declared the whole of Scripture by the Jewish Pharisees at Jamnia, you have made it tantamount to approval of the Pharisaic Jews who rejected Jesus and persecuted his Church. Aieno Wrote: Paul says that Christian teaching is to be found in the tradition which is handed down by word of mouth (2 Tim. 2:2). He instructs us to "stand firm and hold to the traditions which you were taught by us, either by word of mouth or by letter" (2 Thess. 2:15). "I commend you because you remember me in everything and maintain the traditions even as I have delivered them to you" (1 Cor. 11:2). Before the bible was written down the stories about Christ, what he did and what he said, were handed down by word of mouth, in other words tradition. You conclude that anything termed a "tradition" is to be rejected. Jesus did not condemn all traditions; he condemned only erroneous traditions. Aieno Wrote:
I knew that you would invariably mention St. Jerome and his opposition, and conveniently omit the support of Augustine. Church Father's writings are not infallible statements, and their arguments are merely reflections of their own private opinions. Keep in mind a persons private opinion (yes, including yours) does not change the truth. Even Augustine's opinion is just that an opinion. The church steps in to handle such matters. Whether it was Jerome's position, or that of Augustine's it had to be settled by a third party, and that third party was the Catholic Church. Jerome acquiesced under obedience (Hebrews 13:17) and began the translation, and completed it in 404 A.D, including all 46 books of the OT. Aieno Wrote: Before Paul brought Timothy among the Jews, he had him circumcised. "Paul wanted to have him go on with him. And he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in that region, for they all knew that his father was Greek" (Acts 16:3). Paul did not do it because God required circumcision, or because of any tradition. He merely did it so Timothy would be found acceptable among the Jews in the region he would be preaching. As Paul later argues, "Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing, but keeping the commandments of God is what matters" (I Corinthians 7:19). So once again you are incorrect. Aieno Wrote: The burden of proof is on you, so prove it. |
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