SiliconWolf

The last books of the Christian Scriptures were written circa 100 CE, if I remember correctly. But many Christians believe that revelation from god continues to this day. Why hasn't anything been added to the Bible after Revelation? Why isn't there a book of Constantine, or Augustine, etc.? The only thing I can think of that is close to an addition to the Bible is the book of Mormon, but that isn't accepted by most of Christianity.

I know there was a church conference somewhere in the hundreds CE that decided the Bible was finalized. Why?

MortalWombat

You might want to take a look at Richard Carrier's essay The Formation of the New Testament Canon.

Magus55

Because the current Bible goes from day 1 of Creation, to the last stage of God's plan. There is nothing left to add. The Bible tell us everything we need to know ( and can comprehend) about God's plan.

Doctor X

Like sacrificing your first born!!

And burning witches. . . .

And being born twice ten years appart with two different genealogies. . . .

And how the world is flat. . . .

And how the sun revolves around the earth. . . .

And stars can actually fall to the earth. . . .

Indeed!

--J.D.

mark9950

Have evolved into our rational society of today more civilized(In our country anyway)

Besides the hebrew God was only for the hebrews to worship.

The hebrew God was not for everyone as

Deuteronomy 4:15-19 states

15 "Therefore take good heed to yourselves. Since you saw no form on the day that the LORD spoke to you at Horeb out of the midst of the fire,

16 beware lest you act corruptly by making a graven image for yourselves, in the form of any figure, the likeness of male or female,

17 the likeness of any beast that is on the earth, the likeness of any winged bird that flies in the air,

18 the likeness of anything that creeps on the ground, the likeness of any fish that is in the water under the earth.

19 And beware lest you lift up your eyes to heaven, and when you see the sun and the moon and the stars, all the host of heaven, you be drawn away and worship them and serve them, things which the LORD your God has allotted to all the peoples under the whole heaven.

God basically has told the Hebrews that God is the God of the hebrews ONLY.

Everybody else is to worship the sun.moon and stars.

Idolitry is only relevant to the hebrews,not the arabs,german,americans,canadians,etc.

So basically to us americans we are doing right to worship the sun,moon and stars. There is no idolitry for us.There is no God for us either.No ten commandments,or any law.
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SiliconWolf

That's actually the reason I brought this up. Many Christians I know believe that the revelations continue to this day, which indicates belief that God is still revealing the plan.

If you disagree with the above belief, then what would you say God has been up to for the last 1900+ years?

Magus55

Watching His plan play itself out until the time when Jesus returns.

Dilandau

The Revelation was written by John Chrisostom, future Bishop of Konstantinople.

From: "Michael L. Gorodetsky" gorm@mol.phys.msu.su
Newsgroups: soc.history.medieval

"Astronomical data [in the Revelation, Morozov's Interpretation] are so precise that in many ways allow to reconstruct the date of this night. What is wonderful that it is not the first century but the 30th of September 395 a.d. and the end of the world is planned in 13 of March 399 ad. In this way the author of the Revelation can't be Apostle John. However, Morozov finds the author! It is another famous John - John Chrisostom future bishop of Konstantinople."

Peter Kirby

This is impossible. The fragments p18 and p24 contain parts of Revelation and date to the third or fourth century. Uncials 0169 and 0207 are from Revelation and date to the fourth century. Codex Sinaiticus contains Revelation. P. Chester Beatty III, p47, has fragments of Revelation and dates to the third century. More importantly, the Revelation of John was clearly known to Justin Martyr, Irenaeus of Lyons, Clement of Alexandria, Tertullian, Origen, Eusebius, and Didymus. This is all before the alleged date of 395 CE supposedly found by Morozov.

best,
Peter Kirby

Aerik Von

Dr. X, you are my hero.