Well at the time of Constantine, when he told the bishops to get together and give him one bible (we was big on this whole one empire, one religion, one holy document for that religion – and it was really was a toss up over who would win, the Christians or the followers of Mithra, who were really popular in the Roman Legions) there was the big council and a big debate over all sort of things and what should be included in the bible. Things like the trinity (if they were separate, if they were one, if there was a trinity all together), the miracles, the testaments, even the immaculate conception were up for grabs. Mind you, I'm really simplify here, [Unknown site tag] can probably give a lot better detail of the why and wherefore. Anyway, wither to include the Torah, a.k.a. the Old Testament, was even included in this debate, for very similar questions you raise. Not sure why it was kept either, but it was. Lots of politics must have gone on for that one.
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Date: 2005-04-01 02:07 am (UTC)