The Council credited with final canonical list of books is known as which council?

The Council credited with final canonical list of books is known as which council?

• A. Council of Trent
• B. First Council of Constantinople
• C. Council of Nicaea
• D. Vatican I

Answer: (A)

The canon of Sacred Scripture was formally settled by the Council of Trent, held in the mid-16th century. In its decree on the Canon of Sacred Scripture, it affirmed the Catholic Old Testament as 46 books (including the deuterocanonical books) and the 27-book New Testament as the sacred and authoritative canon. This response to the Protestant Reformers clarified which books Catholics were to regard as Scripture and how they relate to belief and tradition under the church’s teaching authority. In contrast, the other councils are known for defining creeds or church authority rather than finalizing the biblical canon: Nicaea and Constantinople dealt with Christology and the Nicene Creed, while Vatican I focused on papal authority and infallibility.

The canon of Sacred Scripture was formally settled by the Council of Trent, held in the mid-16th century. In its decree on the Canon of Sacred Scripture, it affirmed the Catholic Old Testament as 46 books (including the deuterocanonical books) and the 27-book New Testament as the sacred and authoritative canon. This response to the Protestant Reformers clarified which books Catholics were to regard as Scripture and how they relate to belief and tradition under the church’s teaching authority. In contrast, the other councils are known for defining creeds or church authority rather than finalizing the biblical canon: Nicaea and Constantinople dealt with Christology and the Nicene Creed, while Vatican I focused on papal authority and infallibility.