Question about the banned books of the Bible? I was watching the History channel yesterday about the banned?

Question

books of the Bible. Have you bought any one of the books or a book that has them all in it. Apocrypia? I believe they called it. I am interested in reading these books and wonder if you have any and what is the title of your book so I can order it. Thank you.

Answer 1

* The Life of Adam and Eve: A more detailed story of creation than what
is found in Genesis, this book includes jealous angels, a more devious
serpent, and more information about Eve's fall from grace from her
point of view.

* The Book of Jubilees: This obscure Hebrew text offers an answer to a
question that has vexed Christians for centuries -- if Adam and Eve
only had sons, and if no other humans existed, who gave birth to
humanity? This text reveals that Adam and Eve had nine children and
that Cain's younger sister Awan became his wife. The idea that humanity was born of incest would have been radical -- and heretical.

* The Book of Enoch: This scripture reads like a modern day action film,
telling of fallen angels, bloodthirsty giants, an earth that had become
home to an increasingly flawed humanity and a divine judgment to be
rendered though denied a place in most Western Bibles; it has been used for centuries by Ethiopian Christians. Large portions of this book were found as part of the Dead Sea Scrolls.

* The Infancy Gospel of Thomas: The only book that deals with young
Jesus, it indicates that Jesus was a strong-willed child who one
historian describes as "Dennis the Menace as God." The book reveals
that at age five, Jesus may have killed a boy by pushing push him off a
roof and then resurrected him. Perhaps too disturbing for inclusion in
the Bible, this book seems to contain traditions, also known to the
Koran.

* The Protovangelion of James: This book offers details of the life of
the Virgin Mary, her parents, her birth and her youth, stories not
found in the New Testament Gospels but was beloved by many early
Christians.

* The Gospel of Mary: This Gnostic Text reveals that Mary Magdalene may have been an apostle, perhaps even a leading apostle, not a prostitute. While some texts in the Bible seem to deny women a voice in the Christian community, this texts helps spark the debate about the role
of women in the church.

* The Gospel of Nicodemus: This is the story of Jesus's trial and
execution and his descent into hell. According to this gospel the
Savior asserts his power over Satan by freeing patriarchs such as Adam, Isaiah and Abraham from Hell.

* The Apocalypse of Peter: Peter's apocalypse suggests that there is a
way out of punishment for evildoers and implies that the threat of the
apocalypse is a way for God to scare people into living a moral life,
and committing fewer sins.

Answer 2

There are many different books on the subject. I have one small book called "The APOCRYPHA" by the Cambridge at the university press. It has 14 of the lost or forbidden books. It is very interesting. To me they should have been included as they make the ones in the bible more interesting and realistic.
Another book you may find interesting is 'HISTORY OF THE FIRST COUNCIL OF NICE' A world's christian Convention A.D.325 With a Life of Constantine. It is about how Constantine was instrumental in making the church leaders of that time get together and decide which books were to be put in the Bible.
There is another book I had about King Constantine and his life. How he was into beastiality and other deviants.
Hope this helps you.

Answer 3

Based on what I have learned so far, it seem that people who promote Gnostic Gospels and lost books usually have some kind of an ax to grind with mainstream Trinitarian Christianity. As a result, I'm automatically skeptical of any kind of "banned from the Bible" talk. Personally though, I do like to think that God's mercy outweighs God's wrath. That is why God hasn't completely given up on us. No, I haven't seen that show. There is no satellite signal at my house at the moment. But I might get curious and look it up on the Internet.

Answer 4

Try

http://wesley.nnu.edu/biblical_studies/noncanon/

and

http://www.gnosis.org/

Answer 5

* 1 Esdras (Vulgate 3 Esdras)
* 2 Esdras (Vulgate 4 Esdras)
* Tobit
* Judith
* Rest of Esther (Vulgate Esther 10:4-16:24)
* Wisdom
* Ecclesiasticus (also known as Sirach)
* Baruch and the Epistle of Jeremy (all part of Vulgate Baruch)
* Song of the Three Children (Vulgate Daniel 3:24-90)
* Story of Susanna (Vulgate Daniel 13)
* The Idol Bel and the Dragon (Vulgate Daniel 14)
* Prayer of Manasses
* 1 Maccabees
* 2 Maccabees

Answer 6

The Gospel of Thomas was banned by the Church because it is supposedly a direct transcription of Jesus' doctine, some of which goes against THE CHURCH, something like God is inside you and all around you, not just within the walls of the churches. Those in charge of the Church didn't like this because it allowed people to interact directly with God rather than having to go to church and talk to a priest.

Answer 7

Nah !

I don't need so called banned books. They were not canonized,