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1 | name of lost book in Bible | Bible general Archive 1 | 21004 | |||
can some one tell me what the name of the book that they think that is suppose tobe in the Bible and they just found it.where and how i can get it? the lost book of the Bible. thanks skot | ||||||
2 | name of lost book in Bible | Bible general Archive 1 | stjones | 21005 | ||
Hi, Skot; There are several "lost" books; the "Gospel of Thomas" is probably the most infamous. There is also a "Gospel of Peter", a "Gospel of Mary [Magdalen]", "Pistis Sophia", and a few others. There is also a hypothetical Gospel named "Q" which is not known to exist in any form. Copies of many of these were found in Egypt at Nag Hammadi in 1945. Liberal theologians are making a lot of noise about the "discovery" of these "lost" books despite that fact that most of them have been known and their authenticity and claims refuted for more than 100 years. The reason these books were "lost", of course, is that they espoused heretical views - mostly gnosticism - that the early church firmly rejected. They are now presented as equivalent or even superior to the NT, revealing "alternate Christianities". The appeal is obvious: if you don't want to be accountable to a Jesus who sits in judgment, just hang out with one who learned his stuff in India. If you are prepared to believe that Jesus was a Buddha (please say you're not!), you may enjoy them. I recommend "Hidden Gospels: How the Search for Jesus Lost Its Way" by Philip Jenkins (Oxford University Press, 2001). Hope you find this helpful. |
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3 | name of lost book in Bible | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 21391 | ||
You can find the gospel of Thomas at http://wesley.nnu.edu/noncanon/gospels.htm and read it online, along with several other apocryphal works. Often, if you read some of these works, it will become clear why it was omitted from scripture. - Nolan |
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4 | name of lost book in Bible | Bible general Archive 1 | stjones | 21407 | ||
Hi, Nolan; Thanks for the URL. Yes, I've read some of this nonsense and you can see why proponents claim that they present "alternate Christianities" - they definitely don't square with orthodox Christianity. The screwball theologians have found a way to project postmodern relativism back to the first century. "But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them--bringing swift destruction on themselves" (2 Peter 2:1) Peace and Grace, Steve |
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