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Is the Bible a Catholic book?

@ryanpineda

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Summary

Two men discuss the historical origins of the Bible and whether it can be considered a Catholic book. They debate the role of the Catholic Church in compiling the scriptures.

Structure

1Introduction of the question
2Argument that the Bible is Catholic
3Explanation of the Church's role in compilation
4Counter-argument regarding the intended audience

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IS THE BIBLE A CATHOLIC BOOK?

Transcript

Is the Bible a Catholic book? The Bible is a Catholic book. What do you mean? The Bible is a Catholic book because the apostles were Catholic. The Catholic position is that Jesus Christ started one church and that church is the Catholic Church. So the New Testament was written by Catholic men for Catholics. It was actually the Catholic Church that compiled all of the writings of both the Old and New Testaments and was able to tell us what books belong in the Bible because they're inspired and what books do not belong in the Bible because they are not inspired. Why do you say that the Bible was written for Catholic men? I mean it wasn't. It was written for by Catholics. It was already being followed, the Catholics, you know, if we want to say that in 300 when it was formalized, you know, in the 300s or whatever. I mean it was written to the Jews, to Gentiles, to everything like that.

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Was the Bible written for a specific group of people, or for everyone? It’s one of the most debated questions in Christian history. We got into it on the podcast. What’s your take? Drop it in the comments.