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mountainman · 05-07-2009, 03:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Huon

from Voltaire :

"The Council of Laodicea, held in 360, did not accept Revelation among the canonical books. It was very curious that Laodicea, which was a Church to which the book of Revelation was sent [Revelation 1,11], rejected a treasure meant for her ; and that the bishop of Ephesus, who attended the council, rejected too this book of saint John, buried in Ephesus."

Eusebius lists the book of Revelation in both the recognized and spurious classes.
(Ecclesiastical History 3.25.1-7)
How "revealing" is that. Perhaps the heretics wrote it?

Also it looks like the rise of the NT canon
was a bad time for mathematicians.
One might quip that the Council of
Laodicea was non-Euclidean.

Quote:

Canon 36

They who are of the priesthood, or of the clergy, shall not be
magicians, enchanters, mathematicians, or astrologers;
nor shall they make what are called amulets,
which are chains for their own souls.
And those who wear such, we command
to be cast out of the Church.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toto

The informed speculation is that canon 60 was added on to explain canon 59, as a marginal gloss of sort.

More like a "retrofit".

Ben C Smith · 05-07-2009, 10:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roger Pearse

Erm, what is canon 60 about?

It lists the canonical books of both testaments. Refer to my weblog post on the topic for the NT list.

Ben.

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