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Hello,
I read your reply to following posting:
but I have a few more questions.
- In my recent conversation
with my good friend, a non-denominational Protestant,
he said:
“In my eyes, the strongest evidence
[against the divine inspiration of the Deuterocanonical books]
is that Jesus and His Apostles never quote
or teach from them.”
This seems to be a
reoccurring Protestant argument.
- Aside from
the references Jesus made to the Septuagint,
did Jesus and/or the Apostles quote from every
book of the Old Testament?
- Are there any other
Old Testament books that aren't referenced
in the New Testament?
- I've also heard that:
- Melito, bishop of Sardis
- Origen
- Cyril of
Jerusalem
- Josephus, and
- Philo rejected the
Deuterocanonical books.
Is this true, and if so, why?
- I've read that the
Septuagint (46 Old Testament books put together
by seventy Jewish scholars around 200 B.C.) was
universally used by the Jews as the canonical
standard during the time of Christ. Hence,
every time Jesus or the Apostles referred to
the scrolls, they were referring to the Septuagint
(Luke 4:16-21, John 5:39, John 1:45, and others.)
However, I thought that some of the Jews rejected
the doctrine of "the resurrection of
the dead", which was described in the Septuagint. This
begs the question:
- If some Jews rejected specific
doctrine of the Septuagint, was it truly universally
accepted by the Jews?
- Is there empirical evidence
of the Septuagint's universal acceptance
before its reconstruction at Jamnia in 90 A.D.?
I realize that early Christians accepted these
books as canonical. Their writings, practices,
beliefs, and tradition reveal this, but I
am not sure about the Jews. Any information
or recommendations would help out. If the Deuterocanonical books are good enough
for God, they're good enough for me!
Thank you so much! Sorry it's so long-winded.
God Bless.
In Christ,
Christopher Corgiat
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