Council of Rome (382)

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The Council of Rome (382) was a synod convened by Pope Damasus I that played a key role in defining the Christian biblical canon and shaping the development of the Latin Vulgate.

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Council of Rome (378) 1
Council of Rome (382) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 4th-century Christian council
church council
synod
aim to clarify which books are to be read as divine Scripture in the Church
associatedWith Decretum Gelasianum
Pope Damasus I’s biblical decree
authority local council with influence on the wider Church
century 4th century
church Roman Catholicism
surface form: Church of Rome
convenedBy Pope Damasus I
country Roman Empire
dateApproximate late 4th century
defined New Testament canon used in the Latin Church
Old Testament canon used in the Latin Church
list of canonical books of the Bible
denomination Catholic Church worldwide
surface form: Catholic Church
followedBy Council of Hippo (393)
Council of Carthage (397)
surface form: Councils of Carthage on the canon
historicalContext pontificate of Pope Damasus I
post-Nicene period
impact authoritative list of Scriptures for the Roman Church
standardization of the Western biblical canon
influenced development of the Latin Vulgate
later Western biblical canon lists
languageOfProceedings Latin
location Rome
mainTopic Vulgate
surface form: Latin Bible

Scriptural books
biblical canon
presidedOverBy Pope Damasus I
recognizedAsCanonical Acts of the Apostles
Book of Revelation
Catholic Epistles
Pauline Epistles
Five Books of Moses
surface form: Pentateuch

deuterocanonical books used in the Latin Church
four Gospels
historical books of the Old Testament
prophetic books of the Old Testament
wisdom books of the Old Testament
relatedTo formation of the Catholic biblical canon
textual basis of the Latin Vulgate
religiousTradition Christianity
subjectOf patristic and canon-historical studies
tradition Latin Church worldwide
surface form: Latin Church
year 382

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Roman Catholic biblical canon recognizedByCouncil Council of Rome (382)
Meletian schism significantEvent Council of Rome (382)
this entity surface form: Council of Rome (378)