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Why was The Bible canonized?

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Canon in this sense means a rule or standard. The Bible was canonized to establish what were the authoritative books to be used by the church in its preaching and teaching. This established a standard for what texts were accepted and what texts were not.

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How many books were deleted from the Bible?

None were deleted, but there are 16 books in the Apocrypha that are not in the canonized Bible.


When was the Bible first mass printed?

If the question is referring to when the bible was first mass printed using a printing press, then the answer to that is that the bible was the first book ever printed using a printing press in 1455AD by Joannes Gutenberg. If the question is referring to when the bible was first officially canonized and produced by scribes then the answer to that is that the bible was first canonized at the First Council of Nicaea in 325AD.


Jesus quotes a scripture that does not exist in canonized Bible?

I believe he quoted from the Book of Enoch, which is not in the KJV Bible. But was a relevant Book in Jesus' time.


When was The Bible codified?

As we know it, the bible was officially canonized with the addition of Revelations (and another book i forget which one) by 405 AD being widely accepted.


Who has the original Bible and where is it?

the origional bible created by constintine was destroyed. it was prevously held at the temple of alexandria. when the temple was burned the bible was burned with it. another copy of the bible is known as the codex gigas or devil's bible (because of a massive drawing of the devil in it. it is now in a library in stockholm but is not translated in english. the other versions of the bible are the popular king james version(the 66 canonized texts), the Ethiopian bible (which includes jubilees) and the catholic bible(which includes Maccabees and a few other apocryphal texts that the catholic church were on the fence as to weather or not to include in the original 66)

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How many books were deleted from the Bible?

None were deleted, but there are 16 books in the Apocrypha that are not in the canonized Bible.


In the hebrew bible when was judah conquered by Romans?

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When was the Bible first mass printed?

If the question is referring to when the bible was first mass printed using a printing press, then the answer to that is that the bible was the first book ever printed using a printing press in 1455AD by Joannes Gutenberg. If the question is referring to when the bible was first officially canonized and produced by scribes then the answer to that is that the bible was first canonized at the First Council of Nicaea in 325AD.


Is there a saint in the Bible called Garrett?

No, there is no saint in the Bible named Garrett. The Bible does not mention any specific individuals named Garrett as saints.


Jesus quotes a scripture that does not exist in canonized Bible?

I believe he quoted from the Book of Enoch, which is not in the KJV Bible. But was a relevant Book in Jesus' time.


When was The Bible codified?

As we know it, the bible was officially canonized with the addition of Revelations (and another book i forget which one) by 405 AD being widely accepted.


Who canonized the Holy Bible?

Answer # 1The council of Trent (1564) in the 4th council is where you will find the canonization of biblical text.Answer # 1 ends


How many words are in the book of Isaiah?

The Prophet Isaiah is attributed to writing only one book in the Canonized Bible (the bible with 66 Books and Old & New testament divisions), the Book of Isaiah.


Was Minnie Vautrin canonized?

No she was not canonized.


Is the Talmud considered canon by any Christian denomination?

No. (And in Judaism, of which the Talmud is a part, it is not canonized in the Jewish Bible. It is a separate, non-prophetic text.)


When was Renee Gillard canonized?

There is no such canonized saint.


What is Saint Isaiah patron of?

Isaiah was a Jewish prophet from the Tanakh (Bible's Old Testament). Isaiah was never canonized and is not considered as a saint by the Catholic church.