Catholic Heritage Show W/ Dr. Estrada

In general introductions to the history of the Bible or in books critical of Catholic Christianity, the claim is often made that the Council of Trent was the first ecumenical Council to canonize the Deuterocanonical books. This claim is made in order to give the impression to the reader that the Council of Trent’s decision to canonize the Deuterocanonical books was novel and unprecedented in the history of Christianity. In this episode, we evaluate the veracity of this claim by looking at the records of other medieval councils that spoke about the canonicity of the Deuterocanonical books. Join us this week as we discuss the status of the Deuterocanonical books in the late medieval church.   To comment on this show or provide feedback, please navigate to https://catholicheritageshow.com/episode84   The Catholic Heritage is devoted to helping Catholic Christians better understand the history, teachings and culture of their Catholic faith so that they can better love and serve Christ, the Church and their neighb