do you think by leaving out "lost books of the bible" orthodox religion has distorted the bible?

Question

the "lost books " refer to the Dead Sea Scroll texts that were discovered in 1945. Translations contain additional writting
about Jesus and stories of events in and about the time
he was here on earth.

Answer 1

There are no lost books. The Dead Sea Scrolls say the same things as the Bible. They are proof that the bible was not changed.

Answer 2

There are 14 main books not included in the Canon of Scripture that are regarded by some cults such as the Roman Catholics as inspired.

The "Apocrypha", They are not a part of the Canon of Scripture because they undermine the doctrine of their historical, theological, chronological, geographical and other errors.


KJV and most all other versions, rightly do not even include these "Apocrypha" books at all. Not as useful or otherwise because they recognized the inherent dangers of putting uninspired writings into the same book with God's Holy inspired Word.

The Canon of Scripture has been closed and there is no need of additions to the word of God.

The Canon was established by the Apostles and Disciples of Christ that established through the Holy Spirit which books of the Bible should be In the Bible.

It was not the Roman Catholic Church that gave us the canon because the Roman Catholic Church did not exist until after it was financially sponsored by the Roman Empire, sometime after the Council of Nicea in 325 A.D.

The Roman Catholic Church is a "Johnny come lately" Further, the RCC is kind of like the Jehovah’s Witness in their change of doctrines.

Roman Catholic Church amended, changed, and altered its list of "Canonized books" for the Bible. Its not that Luther chopped any books of the Bible out. It is rather that the Roman Catholic Church.

Answer 3

And here we have one of the fundamental questions of Christianity, IMHO.

What, exactly, is the Bible? Which scrolls or texts do you believe should be included? If those scrolls or texts are translated multiple times away from their original language, often by people with their own political or religious agendas, is it still "the Bible"?

I would be inclined to throw everything into one volume and have fresh, literal translations done of however much original source material remains. It would also be nice to have a reference area in the volume which explained the customs of the time, so that anyone trying to make sense of the whole thing would have a better chance.

Answer 4

It depends on what you mean by the bible. The bible or cannon is a collection of books that upon the pressure of emperor Constantine was codified into a collection of official holy books.

Did this influence how Christianity was shaped, you bet ya. Do I think there is validity in books outside the cannon, certainly.

I think what you are getting at is the association Christianity has been manipulated, and I don't mind saying this was shaped through many centuries not just the canonization of what we know as the bible.

Answer 5

No, the "lost books" were determined to not be truth.

Imagine that you live in the year 3000. You've read in the history books about a world war back in the 1900's in which a group called the Nazi's, led by a man named Hitler tried to kill all the Jews. Seems almost too horrible to be true, yet everyone believes it happened. One day, an Iranian historian brings to light some writings from the year 2006 that show an entire delegation of politicians who met to discuss the "lie of the holocaust"..... would those writings bring a truth to what happened?

Answer 6

On the contrary. They were left out, not because they couldn't fine them, but because they don't support the better know script. As an example John 1:1 says that Jesus is God. Many of these book say he was a man. Some that His mother was involved with a Roman Solider.. These books can't be held to being more than some enemies plan to distort the Word of God... Jim

Answer 7

No. No lost books have been left out. The dead sea scrolls did not claim to be part of the Bible, or inspired texts. They were simply a collection of old religious writings. It is interesting, though, that the Book of Isaiah was found among them, and the Book of Isaiah we have in our Bibles is identical to them. That shut up a lot of "erudites" who tried to claim that the Books of the Old Testament had been distorted from their originals.

Answer 8

there were 40 gospels and the priests chose only 4 which are now known in the bible
from all 40 only those 4 present jesus as the son of god
why they distroy it?and didnt let us chose the way?they are not god.....it is only politics...!!! all started from constantine who by the conciles starting with the one from niceea tried to put jesus a divine nature so he could take ppl from worshipping the real God...
so watch out...christian is a real religion but has been changed in such way that it has nothing left from God!

Answer 9

Dear Butterball,

If you will read Revelation 22:18, 19 you will understand that there is nothing more to be "added" to the Bible. These 'lost books" are just another falsehood generated to bring a doubt on the word of God. Satan did this in the Garden of Eden to Eve. "And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."

Answer 10

The overlords at the vatican have distorted history so they can maintain absolute power over the masses. They are losing the battle, because science, which they have fought since they started, is beginning to make headway and people are not so much like sheep anymore.