Orthodoxy and the Apocryphal Gospels

In the forward to "Saving the Savior" Dr Fida Hassnain states:

"We have about 26 gospels, 7 acts and 10 epistles that were already known to the people when the four so-called authorized Gospels were written."

These texts that were decided not to be included as part of the official 'canon' are referred to as the "Apocryphal Gospels" and include The Gospel of Thomas,Peter, and Nicodemus.

What do these texts say about Jesus that lead to them being excluded?

Christianity - Conclusion

In summary, we have presented examples from different Christian congregations and viewpoints. This demonstrates that, at this very moment in history, there exists a huge struggle within Christianity, and there is no longer unanimity of opinion regarding the nature of Jesus Christ or the fundamental teachings of Christianity.

The separation of the historical Jesus from the theological Jesus is of great importance to this website. Once Jesus is viewed as a mortal messenger sent to the Jews as their Messiah then possible questions about his post-crucifixion life and 'missing youth' naturally occur. Whilst the Jesus of theology ascended in to heaven, what became of the Jesus of history?

This is a large area of study and other areas of research that have not been elaborated here include:

• The Jesus Seminar [more]
  
• Gnostic Christianity [more]
  
• Similarities between Christian theology and the Mystery religions of the Greeks [more]

Introduction | Change or Die | Myth of God Incarnate | Conclusion

1/3 clergy disbelieve in the Resurrection
1/3 of Church of England clergy doubt or disbelieve in the physical Resurrection & only 50% are convinced of the truth of the Virgin birth [more]

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