When was the biblical canon of the Eastern Orthodox Church established, and by whom?
I understand that the Eastern Orthodox Old Testament canon is based on the Greek Septuagint. What I would like to know are any details concerning the establishment of these Scriptures as canon **FOR the EASTERN ORTHODOX CHURCH**, not for the Western Church. For example:
In what year were these Scriptures determined to be canonical?
Whose decision was it?
Why are Septuagint books such as 1 Enoch and Jubilees excluded?
Which Greek Septuagint text was determined to be authoritative, when, and by whom?
I appreciate knowledgeable information, and I appreciate it if a source is provided even more.
Thank you very much.
Jim
OK, I received some knowledgeable answers - but not to the question that I asked. Let me provide more detail:
First, the Eastern Orthodox (EO) biblical canon contains 3 Scriptures which are **not included** in the Western canon as defined at Hippo and Carthage. These are 3 & 4 Maccabees and Psalm 151. These Scriptures have *not* traditionally been included in the Western (Latin) canon!
Now, what I want to know is when the current EO canon was established. Clearly, it was *not* at Carthage or Hippo, as these Scriptures are *not* included in that list, or in the later Decretum Gelasianum.
At *some* point an Eastern (Greek) canon was established that differs from that of the (Latin) West (which was established, except for the book of Baruch, at Hippo and Carthage).
SO, when was the Eastern canon - *as it exists today* - established?
Thanks.
Jim
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