Are there any you think should be included in the Bible (most protestant translations don't include them) and why or why not?
2007-10-26 02:42:37 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
will it increase membership or sales? both books were all
written by man...
2007-11-02 20:53:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Bible is an arbitrary selection of texts that happened to conform (after editing) with the agreed-upon theology and mythology of several early Christian councils convened for the purpose. Many of the so-called apocryphal texts have practically the same claim to "legitimacy," since they date from around the same time.
ɹɐǝɟsuɐs - great answer. "Your answer in the Y!A Religion & Spirituality section WILL be thumbed down in direct proportion as it's correct."
2007-10-26 02:49:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
They are just as valid as all the other books in the New Testament.
You will get many answers stating they aren't inspired of God because they weren't canonized.
These statements are made by people who never really studied the lives of the men who did canonize the books of the New Testament.
Its gotta be tough finding out that the man who blessed the final canonized draft, had multiple concubines, killed thousands of political enemies, and left 137 bodies in the ruins of a church as an example to others.
2007-10-26 02:45:13 · answer #3 · answered by ɹɐǝɟsuɐs Blessed Cheese Maker 7 · 3⤊ 3⤋
I'm sure they have value but if you compare them to the rest of scripture for one thing the quality of their writing doesn't even come close to the rest of the Bible.
2007-10-26 02:50:08 · answer #4 · answered by Pal 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They were written in Greek instead of Hebrew much later than the rest of the Old Testament, but they are still inspired and useful.
2007-10-26 02:51:03 · answer #5 · answered by alexandersmommy 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The books that you call Apocryphal were part of teh Bible for over 1200 years until soime MAN named Martin Luther decided to follow the lead of Jewish, NOT CHRISTIAN, scholars who rejected the Books. These are the same Jewish scholars that rejected Jesus Christ as the Messiah.
2007-10-26 02:48:36 · answer #6 · answered by Sldgman 7 · 1⤊ 4⤋
I would read them like the scriptures: if something rings a few bells and something in you resonates with them, then accept them as truth. God's truth isn't just limited to the bible.
2007-10-26 02:47:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
They are not God's Word, and they don't belong in there. Only the catholic cult reveres them. Catholics are not saved because they teach a false gospel of works that leads to eternal hell.
2007-10-26 02:49:16 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋