the reason why there are 4 gospels (among the dozens of gospels written) is because Irenaeus of Lyons, in the 2nd century thought this was the logical number to add to the Bible, his reasoning being that the compass had 4 directions, so naturally, the Bible should have 4 gospels. Other gospels (such as the gospel of Judas) were discarded without any particular archeological or scientific reasons.
In the centuries following the crusifiction, multiple branches of christianity existed, most of them were persecuted and many seized to exist. Many parts of the Bible were written down long after the crusifiction, and much of the christianity we know today has been heavily affected by the corrupt balances of power that existed many centuries ago.
How can people still take something so vague as the Bible so literal? I am not atheist, and I do believe there is a God, but I cannot take something which has been the foundation of so much abuse, many wars and so much suffering, literal.
2007-10-29
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