80 books removed from the Bible?
Councils in 392 and beyond came up with the definitive list of the books of the Bible for the first time.
The result: Basically the Septuagint (Old Testament, in Greek) and our modern New Testament.
The books included in the official NT list had to pass several criterion: they had to be written by the first generation of Christians, and had to be free of errors. Books that came later were excluded (eg Gospel of Thomas), and books with errors (eg Epistle of Barnabas).
80 books removed from the Bible?
Councils in 392 and beyond came up with the definitive list of the books of the Bible for the first time.
The result: Basically the Septuagint (Old Testament, in Greek) and our modern New Testament.
The books included in the official NT list had to pass several criterion: they had to be written by the first generation of Christians, and had to be free of errors. Books that came later were excluded (eg Gospel of Thomas), and books with errors (eg Epistle of Barnabas).