Roman Catholic Tradition Did NOT Establish the Biblical Canon

Justin Martyr, around 155 A.D., quotes from 13 of the 27 New Testament books, including 2 Peter. Ireneus, around 175 A.D., quotes from every book in the New Testament except Philemon and 3 John. The Shepherd of Hermes (160 A.D.) quotes from every book of the New Testament except 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon, 3 John, and Jude. Clement of Alexandria (200 A.D.) quotes from every book but Philemon, 2 John, and 3 John. Tertullian (200 A.D.) quotes from every book but 2 Peter, 2 John, and 3 John.

The earliest writing containing a list of the received New Testament books is found in the Muratorian Fragment (180 A.D.), which came from Egypt, not Rome. That list (Muratorian Fragment) includes all of the New Testament except four of the General Epistles (Hebrews, James, 1 Peter, and 2 Peter). It lists the Wisdom of Solomon as the only other book that was received. For a book to be “received” meant that it was viewed as being part of sacred Scripture.

The Roman Catholic Church did not give us the Bible. Rather, as Christ and the apostles stated with regard to the Old Testament, we affirm that the same is true of the New Testament. God gave us the Bible, and He used the witnesses of the various churches to secure for us those books that would be profitable for our instruction.

185-254. Origen, born at Alexandria, names all the books of both the Old and New Testaments.
* 165-220. Clement, of Alexandria, names all the books of the New Testament except Philemon, James, 2 Peter and 3 John. In addition we are told by Eusebius, who had the works of Clement, that he gave explanations and quotations from all the canonical books.
* 160-240. Turtullian, contemporary of Origen and Clement, mentions all the New Testament books except 2 Peter, James and 2 John.
* 135-200. Irenaeus, quoted from all New Testament books except Philemon, Jude, James and 3 John.
* 100-147. Justin Martyr, mentions the Gospels as being four in number and quotes from them and some of the epistles of Paul and Revelation.
* Besides the above, the early church fathers have handed down in their writings quotations from all the New Testament books so much so that it is said that the entire New Testament can be reproduced from their writings alone

My argument is that the Catholics aren not to thank for compiling the canon of scripture BECAUSE people quoted the ENTIRE CANON along before the Catholics canonized ANYTHING.