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Originally Posted by BigDongedHoe
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Ever heard of The Council of Nicaea?
"The Council of Nicaea was a council of Christian bishops convened in Nicaea by the Roman Emperor Constantine I in A.D. 325... Its main accomplishments were discussion and settlement of the Christological issue of the relationship of Jesus to God the Father..."
Source (one of many): The Catholic encyclopedia
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/
Key word being
Christological: "the field of study within Christian theology which is primarily concerned with the nature and person of Jesus Christ. Primary considerations include the relationship of Jesus' nature and person with the nature and person of God. As such, Christology is generally less concerned with the details of Jesus' life (what he did) or teaching than with who or what he is. There have been and are various perspectives by those who claim to be his followers since the church began after his ascension. The controversies ultimately focused on whether and how a human nature and a divine nature can co-exist in one person."
Now let's follow this to its natural logical conclusion: They determined the divinity of Jesus during The Council of Nicaea and solidified the canon of the New Testament. By officially declaring the divinity of Jesus they of course had to exclude certain books and include others that promoted that same conclusions they had come to.