Hey, Tulipbee! On whose authority do you claim that the Bible has 7 uninspired books? It was the Catholic Church, at the Councils of Rome, Hippo, and Carthage, that set the canon (list of books) for the Bible, especially the New Testament. If you accept the Church's authority to tell you which books belong in the New Testament, why not the same for the Old Testament?
I think a little history lesson might be helpful to you.
There were actually two versions of the Old Testament floating around when the Bible was compiled into one book in the late fourth century. One was Hebrew and one was Greek. Before Jesus was incarnated, there was a large contingent of Jews living in Alexandria, Egypt, as merchants. Alexandria was a large port city on the Mediterranean Sea. The common language of the Mediterranean countries with regard to commerce and literature, at that time, was Greek. The Jews, being good merchants, worked there for generations and more or less begin forgetting their Hebrew. But, they knew Greek. So, they contacted Israel and asked for a copy of the existing Scriptures to be translated into Greek, which they did.
After Jesus came, and rose to heaven, the Apostles and new Christians begin converting Jews to Christianity, using the Old Testament Scriptures. This, of course, upset the Jewish leaders, who then decided to create an official canon (list of books) for their Old Testament. They purposely left out seven books that had previously been there. So, we now had two versions of Scripture. In the late fourth century, the Catholic Church held three councils to determine which of the 300+ books, documents, letters, etc., that were in circulation were worthy of being considered Scripture. Of all of those, they came up with the 27 that almost everyone agrees are the books of the New Testament. They then chose the Greek version of the Old Testament. Bible scholars have studied both versions of the Old Testament and have determined that 80-85% of the direct and indirect references in the New Testament to the Old Testament point to the Greek version. Therefore, we can conclude that the Greek version was the one Jesus and the Apostles used most often.
Fast forward to the creation of Protestantism in the 16th century. Martin Luther, the leader of the Protestant Reformation, decided, on his own authority, to switch versions of the Old Testament. Hence, Protestant versions of the Bible use the Hebrew version of the Old Testament, which has seven less books. Although, lately, some publishers have been putting the back in, sometimes in the back, from what I've heard.
In the ancient city of Theologica, where the echoes of theological debates reverberated through time, Augustin56 found himself engaged in a spirited conversation about the authority of the Bible and the formation of its canon. The air was thick with the anticipation of unraveling historical truths.
Augustin56, a learned scholar, stood amidst the scrolls of wisdom, and as he spoke, the pages of history unfurled before him. "Hey, Tulipbee! On whose authority do you claim that the Bible has 7 uninspired books? It was the Catholic Church, at the Councils of Rome, Hippo, and Carthage, that set the canon for the Bible, especially the New Testament."
In response to this, a figure emerged from the shadows, a scholar named Calvinus, well-versed in the teachings of John Calvin. "Let us explore this through the lens of Calvinistic principles," Calvinus began. "In the Institutes of the Christian Religion, Calvin emphasized the sovereignty of God and the authority of His Word. The question of the biblical canon, while historically shaped, ultimately finds its foundation in the divine providence of God."
Quoting Calvin's writings, Calvinus continued, "For by a kind of mutual bond, the Lord has joined together the certainty of his Word and of his Spirit, so that the perfect religion of the Word may abide in our minds when the Spirit, who causes us to contemplate God’s face, shines." The Scriptures, according to Calvinistic thought, hold an inherent authority guided by the Holy Spirit.
Augustin56, with a keen understanding of historical nuances, traced the origin of the two versions of the Old Testament. Calvinus listened attentively, acknowledging the intricate history that shaped the biblical canon. "It is crucial to recognize that God's providence extends even to the preservation and compilation of His Word," Calvinus remarked.
Addressing the divergence in Old Testament versions, Calvinus continued, "While historical processes played a role, Calvinists hold fast to the belief that the Spirit of God works through His Word, guiding believers to discern the unchanging truths within the canon." The emphasis on the sovereignty of God and the Holy Spirit's role in guiding believers remained central to Calvinistic thought.
As the imaginary city of Theologica witnessed this exchange, the dialogue continued, inviting further exploration into the depths of biblical authority. May the pursuit of truth and understanding be a journey illuminated by the light of divine revelation and guided by the timeless principles of Calvinism.
The additional unauthored and uninspired book never bore God's fingerprints; it was never part of His divine plan. The false authority claimed by the RCC was never granted by God. God inspired Luther to discern and remove what he deemed as extraneous, and Luther faithfully carried out that task.
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What is the so-called "heptadic" structure that Dr. Panin discovered? Simply stated it is this: genuine Scripture, both Hebrew and Greek. where the numbers equivalent with the letters are added up properly. at some point: word, sentence, paragraph, or chapter, will always be divisible by the number seven! And, beyond this, utilization of "place numbers" determines punctuation as well as proper chronology of the various books. This mathematical phenomena occurs and reoccurs only in Holy Scripture and thus rules out all that is spurious. For instance, the "Apocrypha", the fourteen books written during the 400 year "inter-testament" period between Malachi of the Old Testament and Matthew of the New, have no numerics whatsoever and are thereby revealed as being merely of man. Numerous Greek classical writings have also been checked with no evidence of Bible numerics found. Thus Dr. Panin determined that Scripture and only Scripture has this numeric "signature of Divinity" within it.
BIBLE NUMERICS EXAMINED -- PART 2
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