61-63?
61-63?
61-63?
61-63?
61-63?
63-64?
63-64?
63-64?
64-65?
65-66?
66-67?
Origin and Tertullian explicitly referenced; Ignatious(105AD), Polycarp(135AD), and Justin Martyr(155AD) alluded to "divine three"
Doubtful James, Jude, 2Peter, 2John, 3John
Codex Sinaiticus (appears to be LXX) and Codex Vaticanus (used LXX) are possible surviving examples of these Bibles; NT included Epistle of Barnabas and Shepherd of Hermes
Added Gospel of Thomas
Missing 1 and 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon, and Revelation; lacks 1 4 Maccabees but includes 1 Esdras from LXX
Includes Shepherd of Hermes and Epistle of Barnabas in NT; uses LXX in old Testament; omits Baruch, but includes 4 Maccabees from LXX
Doesn't include Revelation
Included Deuterocanonical Books: Pope Damasus List (382)
ۢ Tobit.
ۢ Judith.
ۢ Esther.
ۢ Ezra, ij. books.
ۢ Macchabees, ij. books.
Compiled and Translated by Jerome for Pope in West
Use of Hebrew OT (OT in Protestant Bible Today) vs LXX caused a big stir between Jerome and Augustine. The Hebrew OT doesn't include the deuterocanonical books in LXX.
Virtually fixes 27 NT Book Canon in the West, Jerome went against Augustine's view and used Hebrew OT (no deuterocanonical books) not LXX (includes deuterocanonical books). Superceded the previous version "Venus Latina" which used LXX; 405-408 the Greek OT books not in the Hebrew OT were added to the Latin Vulgate by Jerome in his next revision
Augustine already considered the books "Canonized";
Included Deuterocanonical Books: Pope Damasus List (382)
ۢ Tobit.
ۢ Judith.
ۢ Esther.
ۢ Ezra, ij. books.
ۢ Macchabees, ij. books.
Included Deuterocanonical Books: Pope Damasus List (382)
ۢ Tobit.
ۢ Judith.
ۢ Esther.
ۢ Ezra, ij. books.
ۢ Macchabees, ij. books.
Jerome's letter to Eustochium, in which Jerome quotes Sirach 13:2.[30] Elsewhere Jerome apparently also refers to Baruch, the Story of Susannah and Wisdom as scripture.; In his prologue to Judith, without using the word canon, he mentioned that Judith was held to be scriptural by the First Council of Nicaea.; What sin have I committed in following the judgment of the churches? But when I repeat what the Jews say against the Story of Susanna and the Hymn of the Three Children, and the fables of Bel and the Dragon, which are not contained in the Hebrew Bible, the man who makes this a charge against me proves himself to be a fool and a slanderer; for I explained not what I thought but what they commonly say against us. (Against Rufinus, II:33 [AD 402]).