The Myth of the Council of Jamnia and the Origin of the Bible

So nice to see someone that actually does their research and doesn't just repeat stuff. Amazing video.

I was taught about Jamnia in Bible College, and just accepted it. Thank you so much for presenting the evidence..as a good Biblicist I checked out the proof for Jamnia, and come up blank. Thanks for the Truth

Dr. Jack P. Lewis was my Hebrew Professor at Harding School of Theology. His seminal paper on Jamnia turned the tide against the "Jamnia Canon Council" idea. He was an amazing scholar with two earned doctorates. A very humble man as well.

I've noticed that a lot of things that modern biblical scholars believe, came from German Protestant liberal Scholars from the 19th century. I'm a little curious, has anyone else noticed that?

absolutely excellent! well done, Dr. Pitre. you touched on something at the very end of the video that was running through my mind during the whole thing; even if Jamnia took place, that fact that the council was overseen by Jews 30 years after the resurrection - i.e. Jews who denied Christ and His resurrection - would be grounds enough for not accepting their version of the O.T. cannon. That said, it's awfully hard to reject books that are quoted in the epistle of Jude and later quoted by the Babylonian Talmud, but accept a cannon by Jewish rabbis who despised what Christianity had become. It doesn't make any sense at all. The departure from the Septuagint was, in my opinion, one of the worst decisions of the Reformers.

Wow! I´m imprresed, I thought that this concil did take place until now. Thanks so much for educate us Dr.

Thank you for all your hard work, Dr. Brant Pitre. GOD Bless!

Awesome information!! When I became a Christian at age 20 I was very worried about submitting my entire self to what was taught in this Bible book. So I wanted to know WHERE DID IT COME FROM?? Who put it together and when?? How can I trust these folk?? .... I continue to be shocked that almost all of the Protestants that I have known have never asked these questions.

thank you so much!! You are very clear. What a wonderful job. We Catholics must know how to give answers about our faith.

I heard someone spouting this drivel about the Bible the other day. I may have to show her this video. Thank-you. Beautiful.

At 26:23 of the video, the real story is told, that IF a Council of Jamnia occurred in 90AD, and the OT canon was "supposedly" established then, how is it that this Jewish council had ANY influence on what goes into the canon of Scripture, seeing as how the Christian Church was already in existence for "60 YEARS"? Does anyone really think that in 90AD, that what the Jewish authorities had to say about Scripture was even listened to at all by the Christian Church? After all, the non-Christian Jews didn't even accept Jesus as the Messiah, so how can they be relied on for sorting out what is Truth? This shows, as Dr. Pitre said, that there had to be another body of people who determined what the OT canon was, and that came later by the Catholic Church.

Dr Pitre, You are a divine gift for many of us. I can't thank you enough for this and all your videos I have watched thus far. May God bless you abundantly.

This is a great channel , one of my favorites, along with father Spyridon of the Orthodox Christianity also. I believe both versions of the Christian faith have much to offer the world! Keep up the good work. God bless you and your family.👉✝

Your lectures are very sound and backed up by evidences.You have helped me a lot in understanding our faith.May the lord continue to bless u brother..And may our lady's intercession be always there for u..I will remember you in my prayers..

Thank you for your excellent and scholarly approach to this thorny topic. I am edified to my amazement almost every time I get Catholic content from Dr. Brant Pitre and many others. Yet, Especially Dr. Brant Pitre. Thank you for allowing God's Word, the Holy Scripture, to be more clearly opened to all who have ears with which to hear and eyes with which to see.

Thank you Dr. Pitre for sharing this information. I had heard of this council and that it could not have any authority to determine canonicity of Sacred Scripture but I had never before now heard the council itself is more of a mythical theory than reality.

You are so brilliant and a great teacher we are blessed to have you to allowing us to understand our Bible deeper.thank you Dr Brant

I'm more and more impressed with the expositions of Dr. Pitre.

Thank you so much! I was just watching a debate with Tim Staples & James White and White was calling on Jamnia as proof. I knew there had to be more to it

What an excellent video! Well done! Like I try telling my protestant family and friends... "It's all about authority, who has it?"  The first time I heard about this so called council I remember thinking "why would I accept a old testament canon from the guys who put my savior to death?"     Awesome beard by the way :-)