Was There a Bible Canon in Jesus' Day?

Was there a bible canon in Jesus' day?  A bible canon is a set list of writings that are considered to be THE list that's authoritative for a religious community. That means that if we want to know if there was a bible canon in Jesus' day, we have to determine if, at a minimum, the Jews were agreed on which books were scripture. Did they have some sort of official list of books they accepted to the exclusion of others - did they have that sort of thing or not? Did they have a council that approved a list, or was there a list that everyone had a consensus on? Today we are going to look at a few pieces of evidence that will help answer this question. For further study see: Our "Scripture Canon" playlist on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw8ykUZG-bwezbikTsIHG2_eaNcbLd0SW&si=JNZ3pEiRmjdkgr-1 2024 Sabbath School, Quarter 3: The Book of Mark – Week 9, "Jerusalem Controversies"  A Branch Davidian Seventh-Day Adventist perspective on the Sabbath School lesson. www.bdsda.com Email us [email protected] for comments and study requests.