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New Gospels, lost Gospels, emerge from numerous archaeological digs. The Gospel of Thomas. The Gospel of Mary Magdalene. And even the Gospel of Judas ... The Gospel of Peter claims to reveal the facts behind the resurrection of Jesus. Biblical Mysteries Explained: Lost Gospels, 2008
For almost two thousand years they [Gospels] had the monopoly on the story of Jesus. Until the discovery of the New Sayings of Jesus in 1897. In Europe, the introduction of a new Biblical text caused a storm. Bible Hunters II, BBC 2014
Curzon’s cache of manuscripts included a surprise: a Christian text no-one had seen before: the Acts of Peter & Paul. ibid.
The text was attributed to the Disciple Bartholomew but was not included in the Bible. ibid.
The Gnostics were increasingly under pressure: their intellectual take on Christianity didn’t tally with the official Church doctrine. ibid.
It was the Orthodoxs who would shape the future of Christianity. ibid.
A volume of Books known as the Apocrypha is sometimes included as an addendum to the Bible. Mysteries of the Bible s3e7: Who Wrote the Bible? A&E 1995
This scrap of papyrus no bigger than a credit card might just be the find of the century. It appeared to be an early Christian scripture. It suggests that Jesus was married. If it is genuine, it is a direct challenge to two thousand years of Christian tradition. Treasures Decoded s1e5: Jesus’ Wife, History 2020
The language of the fragment is Coptic … It’s written on Egyptian papyrus … The fragment came from one of the earliest forms of a book called a Codex. ibid.
Several of these lost Gospels have actually been found. And they paint an unexpected portrait of Christ. The writers of these ancient manuscripts were unknown scribes working in the three centuries after Jesus’ death. Possibly looking to promote their own versions of Christianity. Their Gospels were deemed heretical but someone thought they were worth saving. Jesus: The Secret Life
In the second and third centuries there were many different interpretations of the story of Jesus of Nazareth. These alternative stories whether fact or fiction may have been ways to come to terms with Jesus Christ. The man, the prophet, the son of God. Opinions ranged from the traditional to the extreme. ibid.
Another of the lost texts is the Gospel according to Judas, the betrayer of Christ. In this stunning document Judas is portrayed as a hero for handing Christ over to the authorities. This Gospel says Jesus told Judas to do it, and that Judas would be favoured for doing the deed. ibid.
One apocryphal text doesn’t stop at Jesus’ childhood; it actually attempts to fill in the blanks of his life between the ages of twelve and thirty. This unusual modern account tells a truly incredible tale: a tale of Jesus’ journey out of Galilee and into the Himalayas. ibid.
At Christ’s side during much of his final years is Mary Magdalene. And her story has recently sparked heated controversy. The Bible mentions Mary Magdalene eighteen times, and she’s clearly one of the Holy Book’s most important and provocative characters. And two of the alternative Gospels – The Gospel of Mary found in the late nineteenth century in a monk’s tomb, and the Gospel of Philip, which is part of the Nag Hammadi library – may hint at a surprising intimate relationship between Jesus and Mary Magdalene. ibid.
An extraordinary story of an other-worldly encounter. It’s an account that was strictly forbidden. And now new technology may reveal even more revelations. Could the Book of Enoch contain profound truths about our extraterrestrial past. Ancient Aliens 16e5: The Forbidden Bible, History 2020
Attributed to Enoch The Book of Giants. ibid.
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