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Or that Christ never attended family events or that he ceased to exist from 6weeks old at his presentation to the Temple to 12years when he was found in the Temple with the Priests. What of his life from 12 to 30ish when he started his mission?
Or that Christ never attended family events or that he ceased to exist from 6weeks old at his presentation to the Temple to 12years when he was found in the Temple with the Priests. What of his life from 12 to 30ish when he started his mission?
SolomonVII said:Whatever he did at those family events, or whatever his life involved from 12 until his baptism, is simply not authentic apostolic teaching. What is involved is myth and legend and folklore and fictional accounts that fill in that gap, fit only for the apocrypha already rejected as inauthentic by Christian orthodoxy, and for the eclectic Koran.
It is not surprising that people have always wanted to know more about this than what it written in scripture, and it is not surprising that stories have been written to fill in the gap and feed that hunger for more. What is contradictory is how Christian orthodoxy has based liturgy and dogma on accounts of Jesus and Mary that simply are not from the authenticated scripture, but follow the stories told by the apocrypha. That alone makes any future claims to infallibility less than credible.
Totaly beside the point of SS.A book can't contain all the wonders of Jesus Christ.
John 21:25 CPDV:
"Now there are also many other things that Jesus did, which, if each of these were written down, the world itself, I suppose, would not be able to contain the books that would be written."
A book can't contain all the wonders of Jesus Christ.
John 21:25 CPDV: "Now there are also many other things that Jesus did, which, if each of these were written down, the world itself, I suppose, would not be able to contain the books that would be written."
And absolutely no one claimed it did. But interestingly enough, it said that if everything was written down, the world itself couldn't contain it. So, are you telling me the Catechism contains all else that I need to know?
There are many extra-biblical scriptural writings. I believe what you refer to as apocrypha are OT books contained in the Catholic canon.
It is interesting that you mention "authenticated Scripture," because I would suggest to you that such authentication took place through Holy Tradition and Church authority.
Good for themEven Protestants refer to biblical commentaries, and books by Luther or others
Ya gotta point there bro.Indeed. It just shows that the Bible itself is insufficient. (Whilst still being true).
Even Protestants refer to biblical commentaries, and books by Luther or others
Indeed. It just shows that the Bible itself is insufficient. (Whilst still being true).
Indeed. It just shows that the Bible itself is insufficient. (Whilst still being true).
Depends what it means by 'adds to'. As you know the dogma of the Trinity is not located in the bible.
Not quite. They may give a totally new reading of an existing text - which is a 'new' revelation.The commentaries do not give us new revelation, all they do is comment on Scripture already written. Commentaries cannot be used as an example for "insufficiency" in the bible, because it doesn't not give us continuing revelation, it's more interpretation.
I personally don't use commentaries, but those who do tread lightly because you have to compare what they say and make sure what they claim is actually Scriptural.
The doctrine of the Trinity IS in the Bible. It's only the particular explanation of it that has become standard that is not.
Albion said:The doctrine of the Trinity IS in the Bible. It's only the particular explanation of it that has become standard that is not.
The Trinity as a dogma is inferred in Scripture but is not explicated by it.
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