Emperor Constantine Did NOT Choose the Books of the Bible
October 4, 2016
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as posted by the channelOne of the most enduring myths today about the Council of Nicaea is that the council members voted on which books to include in the Bible. This myth is sometimes expanded to include Emperor Constantine as some driving political force behind the formation of the canon. This, in actuality, is almost certainly a fable. Dive into the historical evidence to see why.
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20 Canon Laws from Nicaea
Theodoret Ecclesiastical History
Athanasius De Decretis
Athanasius Festal Letter info
Voltaire Dictionnaire Philosophique Section 3: (see edition: Oeuvres Completes de Voltaire, 1874, p. 357).
Synodicon Vetus (out of print)
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