Are there missing sections of the Bible?

Question

Are there missing sections of the Bible? I recently watched The DaVinci Code and I remember the flashback where the leaders of Rome met and decided what scripture to include and not to include. Most people I have talked to say that this is true. So where are the other sections of the Bible? Or, if you do not believe this, then who really compiled the Bible?

Answer 1

There might be missing sections, but I believe that what God wants us to know, he tells us. However that may be. The information is definitely there, so I doubt that we are missing anything that he's trying to say.

Answer 2

God has preserved His Word. In the spring of 1947, the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered. These manuscripts were copies of large portions of the Old Testament, a thousand years older than any other existing copies. Study of the scrolls has revealed that the Bible hasn’t changed in content down through the ages as many skeptics had surmised.

Anyone can now obtain access to computer programs that give the original Hebrew and Greek words, and the only "changes" have been made for clarity. For example, the old English translation of 2 Corinthians 12:8 is "For this thing I besought the Lord thrice ...," while a contemporary translation is "Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times..."



The Bible has many seeming contradictions within its pages. For example, the four Gospels give four differing accounts as to what was written on the sign that hung on the cross. Matthew said, “This is Jesus the King of the Jews” (27:37). However, Mark contradicts that with “The King of the Jews” (15:26). Luke says something different: “This is the King of the Jews” (23:38), and John maintains that the sign said “Jesus of Nazareth the King of the Jews” (19:19).

Those who are looking for contradictions may therefore say, “See—the Bible is full of mistakes!” and choose to reject it entirely as being untrustworthy. However, those who trust God have no problem harmonizing the Gospels. There is no contradiction if the sign simply said, “This is Jesus of Nazareth the King of the Jews.”

The godly base their confidence on two truths: 1) “all Scripture is given by inspiration of God” (2 Timothy 3:16); and 2) an elementary rule of Scripture is that God has deliberately included seeming contradictions in His Word to “snare” the proud. He has “hidden” things from the “wise and prudent” and “revealed them to babes” (Luke 10:21), purposely choosing foolish things to confound the wise (1 Corinthians 1:27).

Answer 3

The DaVinci Code...is a work of FICTION, nothing more than speculation and entertainment.

however, there ARE books of the bible that did not "make the cut" into the book..way back when Emperor Constantine of Rome decided that he was going to make Christianity the "Official" religion of the Roman Empire.
he gathered all the holy men around him and they all debated over a time on which would be compiled into the first commonly used and mass produced book known as the "bible". the bible has changed much since then as well.
you can search on line, by googling Lost Books of the Bible.
happy hunting!

Edited:
WOW seeker...long winded are ya! or just copy/paste happy?

Answer 4

There are indeed "missing" sections of the Bible. There were many works written thousands of years ago concerning the disciples, Jesus, prophets, etc. that we simply don't have. Some of the original texts that were used in the traditional Bible were missing fragments. In addition, the Bible has been translated a number of times (Hebrew, Latin, English), and some information was lost in translation. Some texts challenged the authority of the established church, so they were not included in the Bible.

I'm not saying the Bible is completely false, but I am very cautious of the belief that it is word-for-word directly from God.

Answer 5

Yes, there are missing sections. Actae Thomae (Acts of Thomas) is one; banned in 495 A.D. by Gelasius, because it says that Jesus was at a wedding feast with Thomas. But this was 16 years after the crucifixion that this wedding feast was held. (giving further credence to the Swoon Theory) The Book of Enoch is another missing part, because it spoke heavily of strange spacecraft and otherwordly beings. Much has been banned from the Bible. These works were considered heretical.

The Bible was compiled 500 years after Jesus' supposed death by crucifixion. It was compiled mostly by 'word of mouth' stories, folklore, and there was much borrowed from Pagan religions to make the transition from Paganism to Christianity easier. Even the earliest, pre-Christian religions speak of a 'great flood'; it is entirely plausible that the Bible borrowed heavily from the legends of these religions.

There are many ancient writings in oh, places like Kashmir, and Turkey and such, about a prophet traveling with two women named Mary. There are also writings about this man and his wife settling down in France, having children, and dying in their 80's. Supposedly, the Knights Templar and the early Masons were put in place to protect Jesus and his bloodline. It seems the more you dig into this, the more questions you come up with. But it is an interesting subject to study.

The last Pope that we had said it himself: "Don't believe everything written in the Bible." Even though I'm not Christian, I admired this man very much.

The Bible was also translated from various languages, and I'll bet incorrectly in many places. Look at it like this, even the 'experts' today cannot fully agree on the translation of Nostradamus' Quatrains, which was written in the 1500's.

Answer 6

There are books that were deemed heretical at some point in the 4th Century AD, and they were excluded from what we now know as the New Testament. These books, which included the Gospel of Judas, were called the Gnostic Gospels, and form the basis of Gnosticism. Check out this piece for some history on these books:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/religion/story/pagels.html

A recent edition of the National Geographic, the one with the article on the Gospel of Judas, has a really excellent description of these "missing" books as well as a timeline that provides an overview of how the book that we know as The Bible came to be in its modern form:

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lostgospel/?fs=www9.nationalgeographic.com

Answer 7

That's a great question. Yes, there are missing sections. The ones that you're familiar with were the ones best suited to the needs of the church leaders at the time. Usually the blandest, least controversial, and encouraging when it came to obedience to chuch leaders. There's a whole bunch of pseudo-gospels. Biblical scholars aren't even calling them pseudo-gospels much anymore, they're just calling the four in the Bible the Christian gospels. Where are they? They're definately on the Internet, just look up "pseudo gospels".

Answer 8

Yes there are many spiritual writings and writings of Jesus. The compilation of the modern Bible was created ath the Council of Nicea the very first ecumenical council of the Catholic Church. They choose the books that appeared authentic and spoke the word of the Lord.

Answer 9

There are no missing books in my Bible. The KJV Bible is the true inspired word of God. It is true from the beginning to the end. I take God for His word by Faith. Jesus is the living word, and the Bible is the written word, and I love them both.

Answer 10

The Da Vinci code is fake, and yes there are missing books of the bible, but if we need to know them, they would be in the bible.

Answer 11

No. Everything that God wanted to be put in His word is in there. By the way the Da Vinci Code movie is a fiction movie.