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 Re: Protestant Canon
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Originally Posted by Topper17 
Hi Jon,
Jon, the fact of the matter is that Luther judged Scripture and put a “different value” on some books of the NT in relation to other books. In addition, what Luther really did wasmake distinctions on the basis of what he thought was the ‘relative authority’ of various books of the NT. These things cannot be denied.
God Bless You Jon, Tim
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You're right. Luther had distinct personal view of books, based on his very Christocentric view. Nothing wrong with that. I have a remarkable strong liking for the Prayer of Manasseh. I disagree with some of the things Luther said about James. I am more inclined and find more personal value in Isaiah and the other prophetic books of the OT than I find in books such as 1 and 2 Kings. I've made these distinctions in my personal piety. Nothing wrong with these, either.
But, Tim, if you have different preferences, by all means, you are welcome to them.
Jon
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Re: Protestant Canon
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Originally Posted by JonNC
You're right. Luther had distinct personal view of books, based on his very Christocentric view. Nothing wrong with that.
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What's interesting about placing different values on books of the Bible is that in theory, it isn't all that radical, and is typically done to some degree, either intentionally or unintentionally by most people committed to the Bible. For instance, I can recall conversations about justification in which a protestant will gravitate around Romans and a Catholic will gravitate around one of the four gospels. Each thinks the Biblical book they're utilizing is more important on the subject at hand and is clearer on the issue at hand. This is simply placing value on individual Biblical books.
This is what Luther did. All the books of the Bible testified to Christ, some more clearly than others. Here there should be no disagreement (that the entirety of the Scriptures testify to one unifying theme: Jesus Christ). Shouldn't anyone claiming to be "Christian" have a "Christocentric view" of the Scriptures?
Here there should be no disagreement either that certain books will present Christ and the way of salvation clearer than in other books. That's really the heart of what Luther was getting at. One can argue that he didn't work it out correctly (i.e., his opinions on James, etc.), but in theory, I think he was spot on.
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So are you going on the Catholic Answers Med cruise? I got my invite email today (though banned from the forum) but even if i could go, i expect i would say some things that would get me boat-banned for life, and i cannot swim well, but if you want to go we can pitch in for a life preserver for you.
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