Youre talking about books that already existed before the Rcc was even an entity
The early christians and the jews existed long before there was a Rcc.
These writings already existed,its not as if they had anything to do with their content
And obviously by Pauls letter to the church at Rome ,Peter wasnt even mentioned in it if he was the leader of the church at Rome,and the entity that we call rcc today still didnt exist because the rcc came out of pagan Rome,the letter to the Romans was a different entity .
Did the Catholic Church compile the Bible?
That rather depends on exactly how you define the Bible and exactly how you mean “Catholic”.
The term “Catholic Church” as it is used today refers to the Western Christian Church centered in Rome.
That church emerged as a distinct entity beginning around the 9th century.
The standardization of the Bible obviously began long before that.
Standardization of the Christian scriptures in the Roman Empire was a process over a few centuries, originally occurring entirely in the Eastern Mediterranean, not Rome. Remember that the main centers of Christianity originally were in Egypt and Syria.
The first widely accepted canonization of the New Testament was created by Lucian in Syria during the fourth century. Athanasius of Egypt declared the final accepted canonization and this was accepted at the Council of Carthage.
As the western Church in Rome began to separate itself from the rest of the Roman Church, there were some minor disagreements over the Old Testament that emerged, leading to the Roman Catholic Bible later being slightly different from the Eastern Orthodox Bible.
The Bible was compiled by Pope St. Damasus I at the Council of Rome in A.D. 380 and the Council of Carthage in A.D. 392.
He put together the New Testament from the readings which were read at Mass, and the Old Testament from the Septuagint Bible - the Greek Bible that was translation of the Hebrew Bible into Greek, traditionally dated to the reign of Ptolemy II Philadelphus of Egypt (285-246 BC) for the library in Alexandria.
As most of the known civilized world spoke Greek, including the Jews at that time, this is the Bible that was used by most Jews, except for the Temple priests who still used the Hebrew.
The Septuagint is probably the Bible that Jesus used, and most of the New Testament translations (about 80%) are from the Septuagint, and do not match up to the Masorectic text - which did not come about until a millennium later.
Thus the Greek Old Testament and the Greek New Testament were given to St. Jerome, who also used the Hebrew texts to compose the Vulgate in Latin, which became the official Bible of the Catholic Church (at that time the know world was speaking Latin instead of Greek), and still is the only official Bible of the Catholic Church.
Hello…Yes, The Roman Catholic Church complied and Assembled the Books that are in a Roman Catholic Bible in the 300s…Shortly after Constantine granted Christians freedom of Worship about 312–313 AD…Completed by the end of the 300s
The Protestant “Reformers” decided that they didn’t like a few of the Books that Had been in the Bible from 400–1500 and they removed them from Protestant Bibles as time went on
The Catholic Church Included the Books in the Bible as they were prompted by the Inspiration of the Holy Spirit…In all issues relating to Christianity, You will get a Spirit Filled and Corr
Why do Christians trust the Bible which was compiled by the Catholic church but not the Catholic church or its teachings?
Why does the Catholic Bible change the 10 commandments to suit their needs?
Why is the ban of worshipping graven images taken out of their commandments?
The Bible says don't alter its word, why are they still considered Christian instead of a cult?
I am confused
If the Catholic Church claims to have created the Bible does this mean that the Catholic Church wrote the Bible?
How exactly did the Catholic Church create the Bible and which version did they create?
Why do Christians trust the Bible which was compiled by the Catholic church but not the Catholic church or its teachings?
The Bible was not compiled by the Roman Catholic Church. By time Jesus came to earth the complete Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament) was completed long before. So any claim to the cannon of those books was decided long before the Catholic Church was around.
The Christian Greek Scriptures (New Testament) was completed in 98ce.
The council of Nicea was in 325ce. And without personal examination of the Bible most do not realize that the Christian congregation had been established long before
The book of Acts shows that the Christian congregation was formed at Pentecost 33ce.
Acts 2:1 “Now while the day of the Festival of Pentecost was in progress, they were all together at the same place.”
Acts 2:41,42 “So those who gladly accepted his word were baptized, and on that day about 3,000 people were added. And they continued devoting themselves to the teaching of the apostles, to associating together, to the taking of meals, and to prayers.”
The Bible shows that issues were decided upon by bothers in the congregation; no Emperor involved.
Acts 15:1,2 “Now some men came down from Ju·deʹa and began to teach the brothers: “Unless you get circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.” But after quite a bit of dissension and disputing by Paul and Barʹna·bas with them, it was arranged for Paul, Barʹna·bas, and some of the others to go up to the apostles and elders in Jerusalem regarding this issue.”
Acts 15:4 “On arriving in Jerusalem, they were kindly received by the congregation and the apostles and the elders, and they related the many things God had done by means of them.”
Acts 15:6 “So the apostles and the elders gathered together to look into this matter.”
Acts15:22–25 “Then the apostles and the elders, together with the whole congregation, decided to send chosen men from among them to Antioch, along with Paul and Barʹna·bas; they sent Judas who was called Barʹsab·bas and Silas, who were leading men among the brothers. They wrote this and sent it through them “The apostles and the elders, your brothers, to those brothers in Antioch, Syria, and Ci·liʹcia who are from the nations
Greetings
Since we have heard that some went out from among us and caused you trouble with what they have said, trying to subvert you, although we did not give them any instructions, we have come to a unanimous decision to choose men to send to you together with our beloved Barʹna·bas and Paul"
We see that the apostles and elders of the congregation in Jerusalem would listen to matters of doctrine, discuss them, and then arrive at a conclusion
Then they would send men out to the other congregations in other cities to inform them of the decision.
The book of Acts was completed in 61ce. That is long before the council of Nicea (325ce).
The book of Acts warns us of an Apostasy that was to come.
Acts 20:28–30
“Pay attention to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the holy spirit has appointed you overseers, to shepherd the congregation of God, which he purchased with the blood of his own Son. I know that after my going away oppressive wolves will enter in among you and will not treat the flock with tenderness, and from among you yourselves men will rise and speak twisted things to draw away the disciples after themselves.
And if the Catholic Church is the one that Jesus established in the Bible then why are the Catholic Churches expressions of faith absent from the Bible?
Expressions such as Trinity, Assumption of Mary, immortal soul, lent, novenas, penances, indulgences and veneration of Mary?
The Catholic Church is the official state sponsored religion of the Roman Empire that was known for persecuting Christians.
Ironically Constantine assembled the Council of Nicea to halt the dividing of the empire and it worked, somewhat, for a while.
But the end result was that the “Church” which used to be the persecuted, became the “Church” the Persecutors
Remember Acts 20:29
“I know that after my going away oppressive wolves will enter in among you and will not treat the flock with tenderness,
And what did Jesus say about power and greatness?
Luke 22:24–26 “However, there also arose a heated dispute among them over which one of them was considered to be the greatest.
But he said to them
“The kings of the nations lord it over them, and those having authority over them are called Benefactors. You, though, are not to be that way. But let the one who is the greatest among you become as the youngest, and the one taking the lead as the one ministering.
If Peter was truly the First Pope then they would have never had that argument. And Jesus also told them something else that is very important to think about:
Matthew 23:8–12
“But you, do not you be called Rabbi, for one is your Teacher, and all of you are brothers. Moreover, do not call anyone your father on earth, for one is your Father, the heavenly One. Neither be called leaders, for your Leader is one, the Christ. But the greatest one among you must be your minister. Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”
Is that how the Roman Catholic Church operates?
Papacy, the office and jurisdiction of the bishop of Rome, the pope (Latin papa, from Greek pappas, “father”), who presides over the central government of the Roman Catholic Church.
Remember Acts 20:30 “and from among you yourselves men will rise and speak twisted things to draw away the disciples after themselves"
