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Old 01-22-2004, 05:26 PM
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[quote:47cec7c0f1][i:47cec7c0f1]Originally posted by Bladestunner316[/i:47cec7c0f1]
How do we decide a book is canon if we have no clue who the author was?

Isnt this an important issue?

blade [/quote:47cec7c0f1]

Well, its not just the author that's important. It's also the content of the work, the self attesting quality that it is God's Word, and the usefulness of it to the Church.
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