GOOD VIDEO ON FALSE GOSPELS AND WRITINGS THAT SOME CLAIM SHOULD BE IN THE CANON

[sparkman]

This is a good summary relating to the false gospels and writings that some claim should be in the biblical canon (accepted list of inspired writings):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srQcM0UrFkg

As the video indicates, many of these books support Gnostic teachings.

The analogy of Mt. Rushmore is a good one.

These books are called Pseudepigrapha and include the various Book of Enoch writings, the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Peter, the Gospel of Judas, Assumption of Moses, Maccabees, Book of Jubilees, Baruch, etcetera.

 

[sparkman]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudepigrapha

Here's a Wikipedia article on this topic.

The author's explanations are very good. He exposes the nonsense of some of the various conspiracy theorists who claim other writings should be accepted, and the boogie-man Roman Catholic Church or Protestant Reformers suppressed them. As a former cultist, I totally resonate with his discernment in this regard. Cults and heretics are very aggressive about their efforts to discredit biblical Christianity.

 

[Snoozy]

ive read the gospel of thomas once, it was weird.

i dont know much about gnosticism. but it was popular according to wikipedia. dont know how folks fell for it, john says if someone dont recognize Jesus has come in the flesh thats the antichrist.
yet isnt that exactly what the gnostics believed? that He didnt come in the flesh? how did they believe that? did their canon not include john's epistles?

what was the gnostic canon?

 

[gb9]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudepigrapha

Here's a Wikipedia article on this topic.

The author's explanations are very good. He exposes the nonsense of some of the various conspiracy theorists who claim other writings should be accepted, and the boogie-man Roman Catholic Church or Protestant Reformers suppressed them. As a former cultist, I totally resonate with his discernment in this regard. Cults and heretics are very aggressive about their efforts to discredit biblical Christianity.

that last sentence is so true. and, thank you for posting this. when I joined this site a few years ago, I had never heard of Hebrew roots, pelagianism , etc... and I learned about these false teaching/ cults. so, you were very helpful to a country boy from north Georgia ( u.s ).

 

[jaybird88]

This is a good summary relating to the false gospels and writings that some claim should be in the biblical canon (accepted list of inspired writings):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srQcM0UrFkg

As the video indicates, many of these books support Gnostic teachings.

The analogy of Mt. Rushmore is a good one.

These books are called Pseudepigrapha and include the various Book of Enoch writings, the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Peter, the Gospel of Judas, Assumption of Moses, Maccabees, Book of Jubilees, Baruch, etcetera.

there are more than 20 books mentioned in the bible by name. if any of these books were ever found, people calling themselves Christians would be the first ones to burn them.

IMO these books were not lost, oops i lost a holy scripture yeah right, these books were thrown out and destroyed over political/theology agendas.