apocrypha

Malohaut

Malohaut

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In your belief / opinion / research, is the apocrypha a trustworthy text and if so, why was it not included in the bible?
 
the entire apocrypha probably shouldn't be lumped into this concept togethor. In my studies/readings, I've found that the books that compose the Apocrypha go from being in line with scriptures to being way out in left field, having little to nothing to do with scritpures (the Gospel of Thomas is one of those)

as for why/why not on the inclusion, mainly because it didn't meet the standards that were set for inclusion in the canon of scriptures.
 
True.

Let us remember that in Jude, two apocryphal books were quoted from.

The Book of Enoch and The Assumption of Moses.

So, I think that you have to view the texts in context with the canonical Scripture to decipher the truths within them and the falsities as well.

Van

PS this is all stuff I've recalled from memory, and I apologize if I managed to forget any reason these books have been proven not to have been quoted from or something odd like that.
 
It's the wider apocrypha you can find in the 'Z collection' in the Vatican that I'd like to read...

Eon
 
uuuuuuuuuuuh what is apocrypha books and what not?
 
apocrypha is any Christian writing (heretical or not) that is not canon. From a certain point of view everything from the book of Mormon, to the Gospel of St. Stephen to My Utmost for His Highest could be considered apocrypha.


but generally when we speak of the apocrypha, we're discussing a set of books, that almost made it into the Bible as we know it today.
 
The Catholic extras...in other words.
I really enjoyed Bel and the Dragon...Paul mentions Jewish fables in his letter to Titus...avoid them. That is such a little story. It has absolutely no sound whatsoever to the Bible, and I really enjoy the fact that God wasn't even a major player in that story. Daniel sprinkled dust and exposed the enemies like that...how quaintly fantastical. Why that is even considered remotely Biblical is beyond me.
 
If Mr. Leo Volont had been here, right about now he'd say.............

PAUL WAS STUPID YOU FOOLS HAR YAR YAR. YOU WILL ALL BURnNnNnnnNN.


Yes, right.

Okay.


...Yea


Why're you still reading this?...


























GO AWAY.
 
.....what?
Oh, yeah, the Catholic warrior. What happened to him? He had some interesting stuff. And that guy whose bro got in trouble. I liked that guy. He had content to his stuff. I believe he had the questionable smiley sig...or was the Volont?
 
yeah ur talkin bout or cathlic warrior guy, he was banned for i think it was being demeaning in his posts and always not matter what, said that he was right and we were wrong in any post.
 
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Quote[/b] (Atown @ Jan. 01 2004,12:46)]yeah ur talkin bout or cathlic warrior guy, he was banned for i think it was being demeaning in his posts and always not matter what, said that he was right and we were wrong in any post.
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No, Adelpit was banned for always saying no one could prov him wrong because he had so much of the Holy Spirit. Leo was banned for his topic "All prots go to hell". They were both demeaning.
 
ah ok. i never read that post of prots go to hell, "looks in files and doesnt see it" cant find it. was it a good laugh??
 
It was deleted. It kind of was a good laugh it read like this I think.
Dont believe Mary is always a virgin and sinless go to hell.
Believe in Paul go to hell.
Blah blah blah go to hell. Etc etc etc.
 
lol i wish i could have read it i love stuff like that. i was reading the darwin awards earlyer today, so im in a laughing mood.
 
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