The Missing Gospels: Unearthing the Truth Behind Alternative Christianities
by Darrell L. Bock Ph.D.
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Author: Darrell L. Bock Ph.D.Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-08-08
ISBN: 0785212949
Number of pages: 256
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
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Book Review: A good read about the gnostic gospels
Summary: 5 Stars
The secret's out! At least that's what the 'new school' of thinking suggests. The new movement states that the Gospel of Judas, Mary, Peter, and a number of other gnostic gospels out there reveal a secret about early Christianity.
While many claim these works have been 'destroyed' or 'hidden' from consideration in the 1st century, we find that most of them were actually written in the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th centuries. The reason why the disciples and the early 1st century church fathers didn't include them was because they didn't even exist yet! Secondly, those that were witnesses (disciples) or those that followers of the disciples (ie: Polycarp) was able to distinguish which group of writings were factual and which ones weren't. To bring it to today's example, consider on one hand you have a copy of Newsweek and the other, a copy of notorious gossip paper, THE INQUIRER. Which publication would you trust for factual events? Which publication would you rather share with your friends and family? That's the type of questions that these church fathers asked themselves by the 2nd century AD. Unfortunately, like the past, there are always people wanting to buy the gossip magazines (gnostic gospels).
The question is, should we, as open minded individuals believe these late gnostic manuscripts are trustworthy over the 1st century works of Luke, Paul, and others? Should we really subscribe to the 'gossip' columns of the past or to the truth? I guess in the end, that's all up to you.
In short, the Missing Gospels is a wonderful well-researched book that explains to you what type of 'gospels' the gnostic works were and truly defines their purpose. And in the end, the book gives you the facts to make up your own decision, and poses a question to any honest reader...which works would you rather read?
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