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Clarrification
The current New Testament books are the product of the council that the Emperor Constantine assembled to study and decide which books were "in" and which books were "out." Constantine was the patron and was paying for the printing. The counsel was not finished their work (far from it) when the Emperor told them to cut bait and fish or he wouldn't foot the cost. And that's how we got the current New Testament - a bit of serendipity and it became GOSPEL. That's all I meant.
posted by
MedicineFlower
on April 14, 2006 at 12:22 PM
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Medicine Flower, I am not sure I understood all your comments
but thanks for reading and commenting, and I will return the favor!
posted by
MountainClimber57
on April 14, 2006 at 11:41 AM
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True, True
But I still wish Constantine didn't threaten to withold payment of the final New testament from the council cutting the Gospels off in a most haphazard manner. All them bits and pieces on the cutting room floor and all for the want of sheckels - well render unto Caesar what the traffic will bear and the printing costs will take care of themselves. (And it would have been a hell of a lot cheaper than having specialists recover things for 20 years and much less money to promote if these old shreads were baked into the entire fortune cookie).
posted by
MedicineFlower
on April 14, 2006 at 11:39 AM
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