The "canon" of scripture refers to an authoritative list of books accepted as Holy Scripture such as the Old and New Testaments of The Bible.
The "canon" of scripture refers to an authoritative list of books accepted as Holy Scripture such as the Old and New Testaments of The Bible.
Canon comes from the Greek word kanon, meaning reed or measurement. A canonical book is one that measures up to the standard of Holy Scripture. The canon of Scripture refers to the books that are considered the authoritative Word of God.
In scripture, the term "canon" refers to the authoritative list of books recognized as divinely inspired and accepted as scripture by a religious community. These books form the sacred and foundational texts of that faith tradition.
Setting the canon is the process by which each book in the bible was selected. A canon is a collection of works deemed authoritative and important. This means that books in the biblical canon are the most important surviving works on those subjects.
They were broght to the church and the church put them all together.
Their use and referral to the Gospels and to the letters of the Apostles as Scripture, inspired by God.
The canon of scripture was decided over time by many people. Before the printing press the stories that early Christians found most important to their faith were copied and used more often, so more of those manuscripts exist today. After the printing press churches would evaluate how accurate they thought each part of the Bible was, and accept the most accurate parts.
It depends on what you accept as the canon of Scripture. A typical Protestant canon does not include any mention of Judas Maccadaeus. Almost all of our information about this man comes from the books of the Maccabees (I believe it is split into 1st and 2nd Maccabees) and the writings of Josephus. It is a typical Protestant canon, the Apocrypha is not viewed as equal to the other works nor are they accepted as part of Scripture and so we do not find mention of him. If you want to read about him, find a Catholic Bible- or a study Bible with the inclusion of Apocryphal books.
Sid Zalman Leiman has written: 'The Talmudic and Midrashic evidence for the canonization of Hebrew Scripture ...' -- subject- s -: Bible, Canon
Yes, in the 16th Century AD, the Church considered these writings as part of the recognized Canon of Scripture. See link below:
Charles Joseph Costello has written: 'St. Augustine's doctrine on the inspiration and canonicity of Scripture ..' -- subject(s): Bible, Canon, Inspiration
I could not find Tobith, however Tobit (a man) is included as one of the stories in the Apocryphal writings, which were never part of the Jewish canon of inspired Scriptures.