EPISODE · Sep 7, 2026 · 1H 28M
Who Decided What Went In the Bible? Jubilees, Apocrypha & Manuscript History
from Christopher Enoch's Podcast · host Christopher Enoch
Did a single church council vote on the Bible canon? In this deep-dive study, Christopher Enoch examines the historical reception of the Book of Jubilees, the Dead Sea Scrolls, New Testament textual variants, and the real reason the Apocrypha was removed from modern Protestant Bibles. Plus, an in-depth response to common misunderstandings regarding biblical dietary laws and Peter's vision in Acts 10. Chapters: 0:00 One Book, Three Different Receptions 10:15 The Four Categories: Preserved, Read, Authoritative, Canonical 17:56 Why the New Testament Has 200,000 Manuscript Variants 22:00 The Dead Sea Scrolls, Qumran, and the Damascus Document 32:14 Did Rabbinic Judaism Ever Formally Reject Jubilees? 38:27 Debunking the Council of Jamnia Canon Myth 40:58 Four Stages of How Ancient Texts Disappear 47:59 Jubilees in the Latin West vs. Ethiopian Orthodoxy 58:08 The Top Five Common Errors About Biblical Canons 1:04:17 Did Acts 10 Abolish Biblical Dietary Laws? 1:13:28 The Legal Evidence From the Trials of Jesus 1:16:46 The Truth About the Apocrypha & Septuagint Reception 1:23:27 The 1826 Printing Economics Decision That Removed the Apocrypha 1:26:54 Martin Luther's 1534 Structural Quarantine Section
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