What are the missing gospels?

Gospels unearthed
  • They had unearthed several early Christian texts including gospels of Thomas, Philip and Mary that had been buried away for around 1,600 years.
  • These gospels were some of the many alternative books about Jesus that weren't included in the Christian Bible.
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What Gospels are missing from the Bible?

Non-canonical gospels
  • Gospel of Marcion (mid-2nd century)
  • Gospel of Mani (3rd century)
  • Gospel of Apelles (mid–late 2nd century)
  • Gospel of Bardesanes (late 2nd–early 3rd century)
  • Gospel of Basilides (mid-2nd century)
  • Gospel of Thomas (2nd century; sayings gospel)
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What are the 14 books removed from the Bible?

This book contains: 1 Esdras, 2 Esdras, The Book of Tobit, The Book of Susanna, Additions to Esther, The Book of Judith, Wisdom of Solomon, Ecclesiasticus, Baruch, The Epistle of Jeremiah, The Prayer of Azariah, Bel and the Dragon, Prayer of Manasses, 1 Maccabees, 2 Maccabees, Book of Enoch, Book of Jubilees, Gospel of ...
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What are the 4 missing books of the Bible?

Contents of The Forgotten Books of Eden
  • The Conflict of Adam and Eve with Satan (The First and Second Book of Adam and Eve)
  • The Secrets of Enoch (also known as the Slavonic Enoch or Second Enoch)
  • The Psalms of Solomon.
  • The Odes of Solomon.
  • The Letter of Aristeas.
  • The Fourth Book of Maccabees.
  • The Story of Ahikar.
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How many unofficial gospels are there?

There actually are only four authentic gospels. And this is obviously true because there are four corners of the universe and there are four principal winds, and therefore there can be only four gospels that are authentic. These, besides, are written by Jesus' true followers."
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The Lost Gospels.



Why is the Gospel of Mary Magdalene not in the Bible?

The discovery includes the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Philip and the Acts of Peter. None of these texts were included in the Bible, because the content didn't conform to Christian doctrine, and they're referred to as apocryphal. They tend to concentrate on things that one doesn't read about in the Bible.
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Do the original gospels still exist?

The original manuscripts of the New Testament books are not known to have survived. The autographs are believed to have been lost or destroyed a long time ago.
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What are the 7 books removed from the Bible?

Did you know that the Catholic Bible contains seven books that are not included in the Protestant Bible? These special books of the Bible—Sirach, Wisdom, Tobit, 1 Maccabees, Judith, additions to Daniel, and Esther—contain harrowing stories of family, resurrection, and prayer.
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Why was the book of Judith removed from the Bible?

Reasons for its exclusion include the lateness of its composition, possible Greek origin, open support of the Hasmonean dynasty (to which the early rabbinate was opposed), and perhaps the brash and seductive character of Judith herself.
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What are the 7 hidden books of the Bible?

Of these books, Tobias, Judith, the Wisdom of Solomon, Baruch, and Maccabees, remain in the Catholic Bible. First Esdras, Second Esdras, Epistle of Jeremiah, Susanna, Bel and the Dragon, Prayer of Manasseh, Prayer of Azariah, and Laodiceans are not today considered part of the Catholic apocrypha.
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WHO removed the Apocrypha from the Bible?

These books are known as the apocrypha books of the Bible, they were removed from the Bible by the Protestant Church in the 1800's.
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Did Jesus have a wife?

"Christian tradition has long held that Jesus was not married, even though no reliable historical evidence exists to support that claim," King said in a press release.
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Why is the Gospel of Peter not in the Bible?

It is considered a non-canonical gospel and was rejected as apocryphal by the Church's synods of Carthage and Rome, which established the New Testament canon.
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Why is the Gospel of Philip not in the Bible?

The Gospel of Philip is a non-canonical Gnostic Gospel dated to around the 3rd century but lost in medieval times until rediscovered by accident, buried with other texts near Nag Hammadi in Egypt, in 1945. The text is not closely related to the canonical gospels and is not accepted as canonical by the Christian church.
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What are the apocryphal gospels?

The title “apocryphal gospels” conventionally applies to certain early Christian or Gnostic texts that are written either in imitation of the genre “gospel” as applied to the New Testament canon or in telling of events and sayings in the life of Jesus and his immediate circle of family and disciples.
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Is the book of Tobit true?

Tobit is a work of fiction with some historical references, combining prayers, ethical exhortation, humour and adventure with elements drawn from folklore, wisdom tale, travel story, romance and comedy.
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What do the Dead Sea Scrolls prove?

The Dead Sea Scrolls have been recognized for generations as one of the most convincing methods of proof of Jesus' existence, both historically and theologically. Because they date back so closely to the time of Christ, they are all the more solidified as honest records of the Hebrew Bible.
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Why the book of Sirach is not in the Bible?

Because it was excluded from the Jewish canon, Sirach was not counted as being canonical in Churches originating from the Reformation, although some retained the book in an appendix to the Bible called Apocrypha.
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Where is purgatory in the Bible?

Roman Catholic Christians who believe in purgatory interpret passages such as 2 Maccabees 12:41–46, 2 Timothy 1:18, Matthew 12:32, Luke 16:19–16:26, Luke 23:43, 1 Corinthians 3:11–3:15 and Hebrews 12:29 as support for prayer for purgatorial souls who are believed to be within an active interim state for the dead ...
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Who Wrote the Book of Enoch?

The 3rd Book of Enoch, the Hebrew Enoch, or 3 Enoch, is a Rabbinic text originally written in Hebrew usually dated to the fifth century CE. Some experts believe it was written by Rabbi Ishmael (second century CE), familiar with both 1 Enoch and 2 Enoch.
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Which Bible is correct?

The New American Standard Bible is a literal translation from the original texts, well suited to study because of its accurate rendering of the source texts. It follows the style of the King James Version but uses modern English for words that have fallen out of use or changed their meanings.
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Who destroyed the original Bible?

In A.D. 301-304, the Roman Emperor Diocletian burned thousands of copies of the Bible, commanded that all Bibles be destroyed and decreed that any home with a Bible in it should be burned.
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What are the 5 gospels?

Canonical gospels
  • Synoptic gospels. Gospel of Matthew. Gospel of Mark. Longer ending of Mark (see also the Freer Logion) Gospel of Luke.
  • Gospel of John.
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