The Seventy's Course in Theology, First Year: Outline History of the Seventy and A Survey of the Books of Holy ScriptureRoberts, B. H. (Brigham Henry)
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The Seventy's Course in Theology, First Year: Outline History of the Seventy and A Survey of the Books of Holy Scripture
Roberts, B. H. (Brigham Henry)
Latter Day Saint churches -- Doctrines
Catholics, however, insisted that the list of canonical books agreeing
"in substance with the list of divinely inspired books, held by
Catholics to the present day," was authorized by the twenty-sixth
statute of the Council of Hippo, held in Africa in the year 393, and
the third Council of Carthage 397, A.. D., and the sixth Council of
Carthage 419, A. D., give the same list or canon of books as the
Council of Hippo. "Although the inspiration of some of these books
was held to be doubtful by a few of the Fathers, previous to these
two Councils, the same Fathers ceased to have any doubt upon it after
the decision of these Councils; so that, while some of the Apocrypha
have been considered uninspired, as the third and fourth of Esdras,
and third and fourth of Macabees, some other of these books have been
recognized as inspired, and are called by Catholics Deutero-canonical.
These have, therefore, the very same sanction and authority that all
the books of the New Testament have, in addition to the long-standing
veneration of the Jewish Church for them." (Catholic Belief, Bruno, pp.
13-14.)
Catholics will be compelled, however, to admit that several books of
the Apocrypha now accepted by them and published in the Douay Bible,
are not in the list given by the three Councils above mentioned.
Moreover, in the list of General Councils published in Bruno's work,
in enumerating the achievement of the Council of Trent, he says: "The
Catholic doctrine regarding _the Holy Scripture_, Tradition, Original
Sin, Justification, and the Seven Sacraments, was clearly explained."
(Catholic Belief, Bruno, p. 130.) So that it was not until the Council
of Trent, 1545-1563, that the final word respecting the Catholic canon
was spoken.
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