any on else know?
2006-08-24 08:27:40 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The History Channel had a show that did a decent job telling the story. It isn't just the Gnostic gospels, although those are a big chunk of the material not included.
http://store.aetv.com/html/product/index.jhtml?id=73144&browseCategoryId=&location=&parentcatid=&subcatid=
2006-08-24 08:36:58 · answer #1 · answered by TJ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There were writings that were rejected because they did not meet the criteria for Scripture. All the books of the New Testament were written by someone who knew Christ personally or knew someone who did. None of the books of the Bible contradict as far as history, doctrine and ethics go. Simply, the writings that did not meet the test for Scripture were rejected. There are over 26000 copies of full or partial New Testament manuscripts, there are very few if any remaining copies of these other writings, therefore, they were not deemed very important by the 1st century Christians.
2006-08-24 08:36:24 · answer #2 · answered by BrotherMichael 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Nicene Creed of 325 A.D. established the doctrine of Christianity, and in the following decades and centuries many non-Nicene forms of Christianity and their associated scripture were declared heretical.
The Da Vinci Code fans who think Constantine assembled the Bible are mistaken. That isn't what happened. Constantine established the Church and its doctrine. The Bible was formed and revised over many centuries.
2006-08-24 08:30:43 · answer #3 · answered by Zombie 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely.
They're fun too. The reason they were banned (nothing to do with authenticity) was because they put jesus as more of a man than a god, which takes away from the "shock and awe" that is christianity.
My favourite is the Infancy gospel of Thomas
http://www.gnosis.org/library/inftoma.htm
One story has child jesus throwing a buddy off the roof to his death. When everyone around complains that jesus threw someone off and killed him, jesus says "um, ah, no I didn't" and raises his buddy from the dead.
Makes Dennis the menace look like a wimp.
2006-08-24 08:32:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, this is true. Catholics are mostly to blame. There are also other books like the Sea Scrolls, and now you can buy a copy of the GOspel of Thomas and the Gospel of Mary Magdelane.
God bless!
2006-08-24 08:32:57 · answer #5 · answered by Kiwi 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are many books that were left out, including the Gospel of Thomas and the Gospel of Mary (Magdalene). It is possible to find copies of these books if you are interested in reading them.
2006-08-24 08:31:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
they can be purchased at most any major book store as The Gnostic Bible. the Gnostics' were a sect of christian monks that taught a version of christianity that the pope and the Roman Catholic church did not agree with
2006-08-24 08:36:44 · answer #7 · answered by atiredwing 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually Catholics were the first to remove books,not protostents.They also rewrote to fit their needs....Besides mine have the same books as a Catholic bible
Anyway....Yeah Dead Sea scrolls and such.gnostic Gospels are an interesting read.
2006-08-24 08:48:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Uhhh yeah the protestants banned certain books from the Bible. If you want to read the Bible the way it was meant to be read then read a Catholic Bible. We left all the books in there.
2006-08-24 08:29:51 · answer #9 · answered by Swordsman 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I knew it. I heard they were at least 50 gospels, but emperor Constantine chosen the 4 which suit him and forbidden the rest of them. The theory is that some of them are destroyed, some of them are hidden in Vatican and some of them were found in an old temple in Africa.
2006-08-24 08:32:40 · answer #10 · answered by Sabina_Rois 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋