Huh? Bible in the form of scrolls? Dili kaha buot2x ra ni nimo? Kadtong first letter nga gisulat ni Paul sa mga taga Thessalonia niadtong 52 A.D., bible na diay ang tawag adto? Sigurado ka?
Yans tabangan tika ug sabot sa imong mga pangutana... Wa pa man printing press kaniadto, syempre scrolls ra jud ang naa. Jesus nag basa gikan sa mga scrolls didto sa mga synagogue. While wala pa compilation nga bible ang tawag scrolls were already used even by Jesus
"Dili ba ang bible is a collection of books from the old testament and the new testament written in a single language?"
Tubag: Correct ka diri. Old testament was compiled 500 b.c, gi punan ug 14 apocrypha books pag 200 b.c., then 27 books sa new testament na completo pag 1st century a.d. Note, apocrypha is not included in the old testament nor the new testament. 27 books of the new testament was compiled BEFORE catholicism was out in the 2nd century. 2nd century was the time of the early church perilod AFTER the apostolic period (time nila ni paul ug peter).
"Kun ang history paistoryahon, the first bible (the collection of manuscripts written in a single language) was assembled by St. Jerome in 382 A.D.
Before that year, there were manuscripts (actually hundreds of them) written in different languages and archaic dialects that talked about the life of Jesus and his disciples. If you call all these manuscripts as the bible, then you also consider the gnostic gospels (
Gospel of Magdalene,
Gospel of Judas,
Gospel of Thomas) as part of the bible[/B]. I'm not sure if the pastor or minister from your church will be happy to hear that.
Tubag: Nganong naka ingon ani? Mao bitaw nga sa ka daghang mga manuscripts, at that time, kinanahanglan ang bible nga atong sundon kadto rang gikan sa mga prophets, apostles, and direct witnesses of Jesus. Kadtong uban mga nindot ug well meaning man pud pero daghan gikan sa mga culto, ug gi sagol ang pagan religion nila sa christianity.
It was the catholic church, the pillar and foundation of truth, who decided that there are only 27 books (out of those hundreds that talk about Jesus) for the new testament and the gnostic gospels are not one of them.
What is ironic is you keep on bashing the infallible authority of the catholic church yet you accepted its decision on the 27 books that is included in the new testament without any single question.
