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billzbob
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Soli Scriptura... for Some... (Not for those denying Christ)

Christian History, Fall 2003

Midwife of the Christian Bible

Irenaeus identified the books of the New Testament, then showed the church how they fit with the Old.


by Fr. John Behr

http://www.christianitytoday.com/ch/2003/004/6.16.html

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billzbob
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   Posted 8/20/2004 3:34 AM (GMT -6)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
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. . . Before Irenaeus, there was no New Testament. He is the first Christian writer to use, as Scripture, almost all the books that are in our New Testament today. And he insisted that these books could be properly used only by those people who accepted four authorities:


You will have to click the LINK to find out what those four authorities (criterion) are!
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