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Jan 8, 2017 · In this Readers’ Mailbag I’ll deal with two questions that involve modern myths about the Council of Nicaea in the year 325. Is it true that this is when the church fathers decided which books would be in the New Testament? And that these authorities also removed all references to…
May 25, 2008 · Why did Constantine and the Council of Nicaea choose to"edit" The Bible by inserting and removing certain books? What was the real aim of canonization? Answer; This is an easy one! Constantine did not "edit" or change the New Testament in any way. Neither did the Council at Nicaea change the New Testament in any way whatsoever.
- Nicaea and The Canon in History
- Nicaea and The Canon in Legend
- Matter of Authority
There is no historical basis for the idea that Nicaea established the canon and created the Bible. The Biblical Canon Lists from Early Christianity and other early evidence show that Christians disputed the boundaries of the biblical canon before and after Nicaea. For example, even lists from pro-Nicaean fathers such as Cyril of Jerusalem (ca. AD 3...
The source of this idea appears in a late-ninth-century Greek manuscript called the Synodicon Vetus, which purports to summarize the decisions of Greek councils up to that time (see pages 2–4 here). Andreas Darmasius brought this manuscript from Morea in the 16th century. John Pappus edited and published it in 1601 in Strasburg. Here’s the relevant...
As our culture becomes increasingly secular, many will continue to cast doubt on the Bible’s origins and especially on early Christianity’s role in the canon’s formation. Although the history of the canon is a bit messy at junctures, there is no evidenceit was established by a few Christian bishops and churches convened at Nicaea in 325. Christians...
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Mar 4, 2024 · The first major compilation of the Christian Bible was completed by the Council of Nicea in 325 AD. This council gathered the early Church fathers to decide which books were to be included as Scripture. These books were compiled from numerous sources, including Hebrew, Greek and Coptic manuscripts.
about Nicea — nothing was decided, or even said, about the canon of Scripture at that council.1 I was reminded how often the phrase "the Council of Nicea" is used as an accusation by those who reject the Christian faith. New Agers often allege that the council removed the teaching of reincarnation from the Bible.2 And
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A Hammer Struck at Heresy. What exactly happened at the famous Council of Nicea, when the Roman emperor convened some 250 quarreling Christian bishops? Robert Payne. “ It was of great importance ...
The Council of Nicaea and the Bible. There seem to be a number of legends about the First Council of Nicaea (325AD) in circulation on the internet, presented as fact. Some people seem to think that the council, which was the first council of all the Bishops of the Christian Church, either invented the New Testament, or edited it to remove ...
