The early Christians overwhelmingly SUPPORTED the DIVINE INSPIRATION of the Deuterocanon! So why did they LEAVE OUT those books from their "canon lists?" Why did so many of these ancient theologians put these books in special categories like "secondary rank," "read in the churches," or "ecclesiastical books"? What did these categories mean? How was their understanding of "canon" different from ours today? Does this "cancel" out their own testimonies in favor of divine inspiration from their other writings?
In this episode (a continuation of last week's church history conversation), Jack and Nico break down the top 10 *infamous* "patristic canon lists" that Protestant apologists use to "prove" that early Christians denied an inspiration of the Deuterocanon. What is Truth is the only place you'll get the in-depth treatment of this subject!
Special Credit to Gary Michuta's invaluable books Why Catholic Bibles are Bigger & The Case for the Deuterocanon, particularly the latter's appendix: "The Problem with Canon Lists." These were our primary sources in researching this episode, so if you liked the information presented here, go buy his books and show him some love!
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