The Books That Give More Detail About Adam and Eve's Life Right After They Get Ousted From Eden?

Originally posted by Klassified
reply to post by NOTurTypical

 

It may be the council of Trent he's thinking of. Folks often get the two confused.

ETA: Council of Trent 1545-1563 25 sessions.
en.wikipedia.org...

The earliest indications of the Old Testament canon come from the time of Ezra and Nehemiah and suggest that the process had begun during the Babylonian captivity (605-535 BC) with the Torah (the 1st 5 Books of the Bible). But the process was probably not complete until sometime in the 2nd Century BC. Deciding which books were to be included was done by senior priests based on general agreement that each book was authentic (written by the person identified as its author) and divinely inspired.
The New Testament had pretty much come together by 150AD but there continued to be discussion about a few books until about 400 AD. It was not officially canonized until the Council of Trent in the 1500′s. There were three basic criteria for inclusion.
1. Were the authors either eyewitnesses to the events they wrote about or at least directly taught about them by the Apostles?
2. Was each book’s teachings consistent with church practice and tradition?
3. Was each book already in general use by the church, and accepted as the Divine Word of God? In both Old and New testaments, the books included had to be generally viewed as the work of divinely inspired writers who faithfully converted God’s Word into written form.

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edit on 10/27/2011 by Klassified because: ETA:

Interesting..criteria.
However,....Genesis doesnt meet the Criteria listed...especially #1.

The Bible you read today was very carefully constructed to present s specific general view, that could be clear, but vague enough for individual interpretation by Church officials.

Curch preaches deny materialism, yet the catholic church is the richest, tax exempt corporation on the planet.
The church preaches peace and life, yet more innocent people have been slaughtered int he name of christianity than any other motive in history.
The church preaches tolerance, and love of fellow man, yet seeks to control the world with rules that are modified to suite the political climate of the day..

Organized Religion is a mortal construct based on control and money.
always has been.

There might be a god.. doulbe slit experiment shows the possibility of an infinite observer allowing reality to exist...but I can't believe in the evil vain god the church tells you about.

Great topic! S and F.

CHeck out this website as well. It has just been updated. I spent months reading on verifying what I could on this site.

It is a great read for those interested.

www.earth-history.com...

His manuscript is interesting as well, but I don't agree with some of his conclusions.

reply to post by BadNinja68

Interesting..criteria. However,....Genesis doesnt meet the Criteria listed...especially #1.

The criteria was for the new testament. Not the old.

Organized Religion is a mortal construct based on control and money. always has been.

Agreed.