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Alternate Gospels

Discussion in 'Religion & Spirituality Forum' started by Ssstern, Apr 12, 2004.

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  1. Apr 16, 2004 at 12:41 PM #21
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    Never mind this crap, How's your wife?
     
  2. Apr 16, 2004 at 2:31 PM #22
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    hasbeen99 Fighting the stereotype

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    She's doing much better today than she was yesterday morning. Thanks for asking. :)
     
  3. Apr 16, 2004 at 3:10 PM #23
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    I'm glad to hear it.
     
  4. Apr 16, 2004 at 3:30 PM #24
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    Who even knows if these books were actually real. The Gospel of Thomas could have been made up by someone else. I'm sure there will be plenty of theories as to why these books were left out. I on the other hand will leave that up to the good Lord himself. He knew which ones he wanted included.
     
  5. Apr 16, 2004 at 5:12 PM #25
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    are they any less "real" than the other gospels?
     
  6. Apr 16, 2004 at 5:15 PM #26
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    kshead What's the spread?

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    Let us know the real reasons when He tells you then, ok?
     
  7. Apr 16, 2004 at 6:48 PM #27
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    I tend to believe the main reason the Gnostic gospels and others were not included in the Bible is because their integrity was considered highly questionable, and non-conforming to the other verified writings in the New Testament.

    If that's true, that renders them as fiction, IMO.
     
  8. Apr 16, 2004 at 8:42 PM #28
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    how did they verify their integrity? and aren't the 4 gospels all sorta different? i mean, aside from matthew and luke having been based on mark, they also have different "flavors", do they not?
     
  9. Apr 19, 2004 at 4:41 PM #29
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    Different writing styles, different perspectives, sure. They're different authors telling the same story from their own unique perspectives.
     
  10. Apr 19, 2004 at 5:53 PM #30
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    Good question. I'm not sure what the canonization process included, exactly. Sly probably knows more about it than I do. But lemme do some research and I'll revisit this.
     
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