has any christain read any books that werent in the bible cannon, like the nag hammadi library? if so did that alter your perseption of your religion? if not, why havent you done so?
2007-07-09 00:20:50 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
when i mean cannon i mean books that relate to the christain religion, gnostic texts and the such..
2007-07-09 00:26:23 · update #1
The entire so called "bible" is based on much earlier myths including jesus who is modeled after buddha, most of buddhas sayings are westernized and told as jesus parables. Other risen gods are tapped onto the myth also, Mythras and Osiris (died for 3 days was risen to save followers) the early church made idols out of its icons, all loosely based on earlier myths and rituals. Mary is based on the great mother goddess's circa 8000 bc,Atremis was the many breast goddess of Ephesus that was replaced with Mary in order to spread christianity and unite the old roman empire. much like a novel it was spun into a romantic hero tale, all hype. It's artwork helped to peddle xtanity to the illitearte masses with humble virgin and suffering jesus images. why dont church's tell you the truth? lets not be stupid here, theres billions to be made peddling this myth! BTW, communion was based on human sacrifice rituals and canabalism!
2007-07-09 00:31:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Books that are not in the Bible are not there because they were found to be written by others that pretended to be Apostles. Paul had such a problem with this that he found it necessary to write in his own handwriting so the recipient church would have a sample of his writing, so they would know which were frauds.
If the content had conflicting doctrine, it was clearly a fraud.
By the time the council in 325 was held, it was pretty common knowledge which books were on the up and up.
That council did not decide which books to keep, they merely named the books which were known for sure to be real, and much credit is due the Roman Catholic church for this, although they do include some questionable ones.
2007-07-09 07:42:03 · answer #2 · answered by Jed 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've read the works of Josephus, The Wars of the Jews and Antiquities of the Jews and part of Against Apion.
I've read the Lost Books of the Bible, which includes almost all of the Apocrypha (some of what we consider to be Apocrypha is included in Catholic texts).
I have read the Gospel of Thomas which is the main work found in the Nag Hammadi Library, but I haven't read the other works found there.
And no, it hasn't altered my perception, except perhaps to add depth to my understanding.
2007-07-09 07:52:58 · answer #3 · answered by arewethereyet 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The collection of which you speak is an example of gnostic literature that miserably failed to match up with the truth about Jesus and his teachings, even when it was originally produced.
It constitutes what is essentially a bad cut and paste job, using parts of authentic gospels for a portion of its' content, and filling in the blanks with heresy, and with the uninspired musings of what appears to be 3rd or 4th century "new agers" and "hippie" types.
Nothing contained therein is authentic, and nothing is what it appears to be.
If you like to read fiction, have fun ... but don't allow yourself to fall for the same "secret knowledge" ruse that Satan originally used so effectively on Adam, in the garden of eden.
Been there. Done that. Won't go back.
2007-07-09 07:36:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think I have read every thing written,including "THE BOOKS WRITTEN IN HEAVEN" I learned through life we will never have the answers,if I went by that I would feel different.I have had Jesus and Holy Angels come to me.They are there for me,that is all I need.
2007-07-09 07:27:16 · answer #5 · answered by gwhiz1052 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, I've read quite a few of the non-canonical books. They make me laugh. I read them to attempt to satiate my curiosity, which as it turns out, is boundless. Let's just hope I don't end up like the proverbial cat, lol.
No, it didn't alter my perception at all.
2007-07-09 07:46:52 · answer #6 · answered by The_Cricket: Thinking Pink! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've read many non-canon books. Atlas Shrugged, Clockwork Orange, Les Miserables, etc. In fact, I've read far too many to list here. None of them really altered my perception of my religion because they weren't intended to.
2007-07-09 07:24:57 · answer #7 · answered by Always Right 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have read other books, heck, most Christians that I know aren't even desirous of reading the Apocrypha! And that word means "Hidden". That name alone intrigues me.
So there are Christians that have read far more than the Bible. I'm one of them.
2007-07-09 07:31:16 · answer #8 · answered by Christian Sinner 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋