2007-05-09 22:47:05 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It was never included in the Canon of the Bible and therefore never removed.
Cheers :-)
2007-05-09 22:49:58 · answer #1 · answered by chekeir 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
In the first few centuries when the canon of scripture was being assembled there were many heretical sects who disagreed with the church and had their own interpretation of the Gospels, these included the Gnostics and the church had to sort out what was divinely inspired and what was true Apostolic tradition from these others.
The Gospels of Thomas, Judas and Mary Magdalene among many others were deemed false and therefore not belonging to sacred tradition.
2007-05-09 22:56:08 · answer #2 · answered by Sentinel 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No-one has ever defined the Bible. Don't tell me that the RCC defined it, as they like to imagine, because Protestants and Orthodox don't agree with their definition. People can have any Bible they choose.
No ancient text bearing the name of Thomas (there are several) has ever been acknowledged as Scripture by any of the above claimants to Christianity.
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2007-05-09 23:10:39 · answer #3 · answered by miller 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Bible has changed according to the church and how the church sees it fit to be changed. The Bible today is not the same as the bible 100 years ago.. How do you know what is writen in the bible is real or just what the church wants everyone to think.
2007-05-09 22:51:37 · answer #4 · answered by je 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
It was never included.
Even though it is arguably the most beautiful of all gospels if you are a person who can discern the wisdom of Jesus amongst the other gospels.
See:
http://one-faith-of-god.org/new_testament/gospels/thomas/thomas_0000.htm
The reason it wasn't included was simple. Paul of Tarsus and Josephus ben Matthias (St. Luke) created christianity, not Jesus or his disciples.
The fact that almost every disciple wrote a gospel was immaterial.
2007-05-10 00:21:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
It was never in the Bible, but it was a very popular book/gospel in its time.
2007-05-09 23:42:41 · answer #6 · answered by Daniel F 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It never was part of the Bible.
why?
Because it's not Christian but Gnostic.
That's why the Church never included it in the canon.
2007-05-09 22:53:16 · answer #7 · answered by carl 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It was never in the bible.
2007-05-09 22:51:03 · answer #8 · answered by fathermartin121 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
removed by the romans 1700 years ago...
2007-05-09 22:51:57 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋