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Modulous
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Message 3 of 25 (301962)
04-07-2006 11:40 AM
Reply to: Message 1 by pink sasquatch
04-07-2006 11:11 AM


Beat me to it
I saw this, but it raised an interesting question in my mind. The chances are that this Gospel will not be added to the canon, but if things turned out differently, we might have been missing one of the four canon Gospels...if we had only found the Gospel of John in the last few decades, would it have found its way into the Holy Bible?

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Modulous
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Message 6 of 25 (301978)
04-07-2006 11:53 AM
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04-07-2006 11:48 AM


Re: Beat me to it
There is little reason to doubt that this is just another of the gnostic "gospels," such as the Gospel of Thomas, which were written in opposition to the canonical teachings of the faith, rejected by the early church and condemned by every generation of believers until the canon was established.
Yes, as I said, it is unlikely that this will be accepted as canon. The point of my post developed from there though - what if it wasn't as you described. What if the Gospel agreed with the rest of the Gospels, but added some more information for us? What if one of the current Gospels wasn't discovered until recently? Is the tradition and immutability of the Holy Bible a potential weak spot as well as its strength?
I think Codegate put forward what seems to be a plausible sequence of events. In the above case the Church (at least many denominations) may well accept the Gospel, but it would not be added to the Holy Bible, but as supplementary reading material as it were.

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Message 22 of 25 (302168)
04-07-2006 5:51 PM
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04-07-2006 5:02 PM


'After I am risen again'....
Jesus talks about drinking with them in Heaven, but in Matthew 26 he seems to talking about an earthly resurrection:
Mat 26:32 writes:
But after I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee
Mark 14:28 says a similar thing.

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Message 25 of 25 (302302)
04-08-2006 7:29 AM
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04-07-2006 6:35 PM


Re: 'After I am risen again'....
Matthew 26 and Mark 14 are both the Last Supper where Jesus tells them of the imminent betrayal.

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