Protestant interpretation
Most Protestant historians accept these lists as evidence of early usage while holding that the deuterocanonical books lack the same authority as the Hebrew canon.
AD 393, 397 and 419
Synods of Hippo and Carthage
African bishops sought a settled list of books to be read as Scripture in the liturgy.
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- Location
- Hippo Regius and Carthage, Roman North Africa
- Leaders
- Aurelius of Carthage presided; Augustine of Hippo was the leading theological voice
- Issues discussed
- Which books belong in the canon of Scripture
- Local discipline and the Donatist schism
- Decisions made
- Listed the 73 books later defined at Trent, and forbade the public reading of other writings as Scripture
- Historical impact
- These African lists, together with Pope Damasus's Roman synod of 382, fixed the canon used in the Latin Church.
Viewpoints compared
Sources and References
- Canon 24 of Carthage (397)newadvent.org