Why were certain gospels left out of the Bible, such as the Gospel of Balaam's Talking Donkey?

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Answer 1

I think it's because they didn't contain a message that the church "fathers" wanted to convey. I think there's a lot we don't know since certain books were suppressed and who knows how many were destroyed.

Answer 2

Other scriptures were left out because of different reasons. Some of which include:

The scriptures lessons and stories already existed in another book, and a decision had to be made as to which of the books to use, depending on the way in which the story is told, or which book might go further into detail, or what have you.

The book was deemed to be contradictory to the other books, and therefore, not in keeping with the over all message of the Bible, or just not considered driven from the devine.

The book had so much damage as to make it unreadable in too many places to be able to use it in the Bible.

There are other criteria of course, some of which I don't know about, since I don't make the decisions. However, you can get copies of most of these other scriptures on your own.

The 4 Gospels were kept in because it told the Same story from 4 different perspectives, and were used as a means of speaking to 4 personality types.

NOTE:::: I use the word "Story" loosely, not to imply fictionality, since I am Christian, I just couldn't figure another word to use.

EDIT::: Whever thumbs down this one is a tard. No portion of this answer is theory, it's fact. The actual process. The question is the Biblical equivilant to "how does a bill become a law", and the answers are black and white. Even if the process is subject to the modern day publishers.
And some of the other criteria can be found in my sources.

Answer 3

Balaam's Talking Donkey, the angel that made the donkey talk is in my KJV Bible. Some men treat their wife worse than Balaam did his donkey and that is a gospel of bad news none ever talk about, maybe the angel Satan does this as he did in Genesis.
Num.22:22-31;

Answer 4

Somebody already said this, but I want 2 points, so I'll just confirm it. Balaam's talking donkey is in Numbers chapter 22. The rest they left out because it was just too unbelievable, even by biblical standards.

Answer 5

The counsels of men that way back 1200 or so that got the Bible together made the choice what would be in. They only let in what had come from more than one historical source. If it was one one account like the Infant Jesus one that he struck children dead they left it out. It had to all blend together with what the Gospels tell.

The ones left out can be read as historical documents but not with the reverence given the Bible.

Answer 6

The story can be found in the book of Numbers chapter 22. Balaam was believed to have the ability to bless or curse people. He was a resident in an area near Babylon which is present day Iraq.

Answer 7

Swander is correct. The talking donkey is still in the bible saving a foolish man's life.

Numbers 22:24-35 Read it for yourself.

Answer 8

The Gospel of the Donkey have been considered Gnostic by the church and were considered heretical as a result.

Answer 9

http://www.kingdom-gospel.com/inspired.html

What I will discuss here, is whether God is limited in protecting His Word. And by what methods is translating a Bible the best.

First we must realize God is limited in His authority on the earth. Therefore man has free will and satan has opportunity to make counterfeit or diluted Bibles. But does God have authority to keep a pure form of scriptures available on the earth?

I have discussed, as the link above shows, that the church has many failures, but scripture and sin do not limit God's protection of the Word of God.

Numbers 23: MKJV
19 God is not a man that He should lie, neither the son of man that He should repent. Has He said, and shall He not do it? Or has He spoken, and shall He not make it good?

Ecclesiastes 3: MKJV
14 I know that whatever God does, it shall be forever; nothing can be added to it, nor anything taken from it...

Psalms 119: MKJV
89 ... Forever, O LORD, Your word is settled in the heavens.
90 Your faithfulness is to all generations; You have founded the earth, and it remains.
91 They stand to this day according to Your ordinances; for all are Your servants.

Please also note that the Word of God is Christ, Himself, and Christ is unchanging:

John 1:
1: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
14: And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.


Rev 19:
13: ... and his name is called The Word of God.

Hebrews 13:
8: Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.

God has placed great authority in His word:

Psalms 138: MKJV
2 ...for You have magnified Your word above all Your name.

So we can see that the Word of God is not affected by sin or man. Although man may make counterfeits.

Now using the same answers from What is the highest standard to find God with? , we can know that God desires for people to seek Him and will protect His Word, so that they will find Him. By looking in scripture we see that God is not limited in His protection of the Word of God. This does NOT mean that there cannot be counterfeits or error. There is both.

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Answer 10

Books were included in the canon of scripture on the basis of whether their contents was authoritative in the way they talk about Jesus and God's redemptive plan. the church fathers mustn't have considered this particular gospel authoritative in that way.