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What Do the Gospels of Mary, Philip, and Thomas and the Protevangelium of James, Actually Tell Us?

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Four writings that still shape popular imagination, none of which replace the four Gospels There are several genres of apocryphal writings, just like the canonical books: epistles, such as the Epistle to the Laodiceans; acts of the apostles, such as the Acts of John and the Acts of Peter; apocalypses, such as the Apocalypse of Peter; and, of course, gospels.… Read More What Do the Gospels of Mary, Philip, and Thomas and the Protevangelium of James, Actually Tell Us?

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Has the Church Hidden Other Gospels Besides the Four We Know?

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Why the apocryphal writings were not included in the New Testament canon In the New Testament, twenty-seven writings eventually came to form the canon of Christian Scripture. However, there are other writings that did not make it into the canon. These are called apocryphal texts, a term that in common usage means unauthentic or suspect, but which comes from the… Read More Has the Church Hidden Other Gospels Besides the Four We Know?

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