While the other 30 or so gospels written not?
2006-08-17 01:00:33 · 10 answers · asked by softenthecorners101 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The books were selected by consensus... a process much like determining the canon of classic literature for schools. Here are a couple of websites that discusses the process.
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2006-08-17 01:08:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
1) They are of apostolic origin or were supervised/dictated by an apostle.
2) They were always accepted by the whole church.
3) They were always widely used by the whole church.
4) They contain nothing contrary to the truths of the faith.
The church, in council with all the bishops and the pope, guided in truth by the Holy Spirit as promised by Jesus Christ, determined infallibly which books belonged in the canon of scripture.
All the other false gospels fail to meet at least one, if not many of the above requirements.
2006-08-17 02:01:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they are in accordance with Catholic and Orthodox Tradition. The other thirty are not. Pope Innocent issued the list of books to be read in Church during the service in the year 405, that book is now called the bible. He did anathmatize some of the thirty other gospels but not all, meaning he did not call all of the other gospels false, but rather did not proclaim them part of the apostolic tradition and to be read in the church services. The books of the bible are clearly part of the apostolic tradition, the others, unless anathmatized, may be profitable to read. Unfortunately, all we have left of the other gospels are the gnostic ones.
2006-08-17 01:21:06 · answer #3 · answered by OPM 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They aren't considered the truth by everyone. Those were the 4 that were selected for cannon. The funny thing about these writings is they appear to have been written in order and tend to build on one another. It is understood by scholars that the later gospel writers simply rewrote earlier gospels with their own spins.
2006-08-17 01:07:48 · answer #4 · answered by ChooseRealityPLEASE 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The rule of proof is by two or three witnesses and the gospels is that Heb.11:1-40; 12:1,2; Are those of faith in God all through the bible.
2006-08-17 06:52:36 · answer #5 · answered by jeni 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
True Christians accept the complete bible
2 Timothy 3:16-17
16 All Scripture is inspired of God and beneficial for teaching, for reproving, for setting things straight, for disciplining in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be fully competent, completely equipped for every good work.
2006-08-20 21:01:39 · answer #6 · answered by Nigelg 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They aren't the truth. They just fit in with the fiction story of the rest of the bible the best to make it seem true.
2006-08-17 01:29:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They were first person eye witnesses of Christ, walked talked lived with Christ.
And they tell the story of Christ!
these are the gospel.
The rest are letters of teaching in the new testament.
2006-08-17 05:48:56 · answer #8 · answered by Grandreal 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Bible has been heavily edited over the years. It has been changed and modified to reflect the prevailing attitudes of the society that adopted it.
2006-08-17 01:07:59 · answer #9 · answered by ZCT 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
did you recognize that an enormous crowd witnessed the resurrection of Lazarus, yet no one witnessed the resurrection of Jesus! incorrect...each and every of the Jewish leaders of that element had to do became arise with Jesus' body to end the Christian flow even if it by no ability occurred.
2016-11-05 00:13:02 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋