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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phyllis Jestice" <[log in to unmask]> > > Exsuperius (d. c. 412) Exsuperius became bishop of Toulouse in c. > 405. He won a reputation for charity. Today he is mostly known > because he wrote a question about accepted scriptures to Pope > Innocent I, and Innocent's reply was a list of the authentic books of > the Bible, a list still accepted today. (I confess that I wonder if > the books rejected by most Protestant churches, like Macabbees, > Ecclesiasticus, etc. are on it.) ********************* Per the Catholic Encyclopedia: Two documents of capital importance in the history of the canon constitute the first formal utterance of papal authority on the subject. The first is the so-called "Decretal of Gelasius", de recipiendis et non recipiendis libris, the essential part of which is now generally attributed to a synod convoked by Pope Damasus in the year 382. The other is the Canon of Innocent I, sent in 405 to a Gallican bishop in answer to an inquiry. Both contain all the deuterocanonicals, without any distinction, and are identical with the catalogue of Trent. ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html