With the various letters and books of the new Testament being really, really widespread

the letters being the Epistle I assume

As in, we literally have the best textual evidence for it because theres just so many damn copies and manuscripts

yes, correct

The use of the current canon as it currently stands was pretty concrete pretty early on, because it is referenced by different authors

Along with manuscripts like Codex Vaticanus and Alexandrianus

So, nah bro. No council really

Just the Holy Spirit at work orchestrating the effort of God's holy scripture coming together

I'm going to research myself

No worries man

But yeah, you are correct

Revelations is a bit of fruit cake

🤔

Well first of all what you describe what happened was simply as ''it simply happened''. This cannot be, Revelation was very gradually accepted into Christendom so *something* has to declare something as Scripture instead of individuals simply ''yeah this seems alright''

I think you mischaraterised what I said

It was a gradual development

Over time

Councils simply ratified was already largely in place. Most of what the councils did was reactionairy to solidify a certain position of the church in opposition to heretics

I agree, I did say it was a reaction

In fact, that's how it started

an heresy that stated that Jesus wasn't God but a being created in a point of time

Yeah

originated somewhere in Egypt iirc

Absolutely

Yeah

Gnostics as well

followers of Arius

Pelagius

And many others spreading false teachings

Which is why we have Eccumenial Councils, to solidify interperations of Scripture

Yes, but in that sense, the council doesn't replace scripture, nor should it discourage personal reading of it.

It never replaced Scripture

I know i know

But it determines the interperation of it

because misinterperations are easy, especially in something like an English translation *especially* if it's KJV

But some people rely too heavily upon what their church or denomination has said to believe about some passages in scripture

I especially think you're correct

I'm not a fan of the KJV

Relying on the Church is completely normal

What's you vs a clergy? Clergy aren't infallible but are most likely more correct than an normal individual

The KJV was politcal through and through