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THE GOSPEL TRUTH Men, such as John Tyndale, who tried to translate the Bible into the vernacular of the people, were burned alive. John Huss, who proclaimed that the Bible was the final authority, was burned alive. John Wycliffe, who translated the Scripture into English, couldn’t be burned because he died too soon; but his bones were exhumed and burned and his ashes scattered into the river. Yet that river went out into the sea, symbolic of the fact that his Scriptures would be spread to all of the nations of the world. Queen Mary, otherwise known as Bloody Mary, ordered that anyone possessing a copy of the Bible would be burned. Five years after her edict, she was dead. Queen Elizabeth I ascended to the throne of England. During her time as queen, she ordered no less than 130 editions of the Bible published. In more recent times, higher critics have done their best to destroy Scriptures from within. Yet never has an elephant labored longer to produce a mouse—because all of their efforts only confirmed the reliability of the Bible. Again, The Da Vinci Code is simply the latest attack on the Bible. In a few years, hopefully soon, it too will be viewed as a fad based on fraudulent “facts.” MANY BOOKS—ONE BOOK The writings that comprise the Bible are a very exclusive list. That list was determined by God and discovered by man. It was a discovery that took place over time in the hearts of men and cannot be pinpointed as a single event. 101
THE DA VINCI MYTH VS THE GOSPEL TRUTH Man discovered what God had determined by looking for certain “earmarks of inspiration”: 1) The book had to be written by a man of God, 2) who was confirmed by an act of God, 3) told the truth about God, 4) came with the power of God, 5) and was accepted by the people. In discovering these books, the Early Church Fathers did not use the word “earmarks,” but the word “canon,” which in Greek and Hebrew means “measuring rod.” The books of the Old Testament were written over a period of about 1,000 years, and one of the first lists was produced by Melito of Sardis in 170 A.D. When the Old Testament canon was in process, it was divided into three parts: law, prophets, and other writings. Naturally, it was not called the Old Testament. Even today, many call it the Hebrew Bible. The formation of the New Testament canon was also a process of discovery—the difference being that it was written over a much shorter time. All New Testament books were written before 95 A.D., and so the New Testament canon could be recognized much sooner. Jim Garlow and Peter Jones point out: “Most scholars concur that the New Testament was essentially formed in the late second century as a reaction to the canon of Marcion.” 110 Marcion was a Gnostic heretic who had been excommunicated by the Church. Garlow and Jones continue: “Marcion did not create the Canon. He gets a footnote in its history only because of his sheer audacity in trying to destroy it.” 111 In effect, there was a defacto 102
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