Date of Award
Spring 2021
Document Type
Term Paper
College
School of Unrestricted Education
Primary Advisor
Dr. Grace Veach
Abstract
The three Canons of Judaism, Catholic Christianity, and Protestant Christianity all claim more authority or consistency than what they have. Judaism puts too much authority on an unknown group in 200 CE that was not regarded until 400 years later in the Mishnah. Catholicism emphasizes the divinity of scriptures that the early church fathers almost universally disbelieved. Protestantism held that the Canon put forward by Calvin was entirely equal in its truth and that it should not be changed even in the face of changing beliefs or new discoveries. However, just because a Canon has been altered or closed in a doubtful way, that does not mean it is wrong or that the Holy Spirit did not influence it. Things change, things are discovered, and people need to be ready to accept truth even if it is not what they have been taught.
Recommended Citation
Jung, Kaleb J., "THE CANONIZATION OF THE BOOKS OF THE JEWISH, CATHOLIC, AND PROTESTANT SCRIPTURES" (2021). Classical Conversations. 17.
https://firescholars.seu.edu/ccplus/17
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