In 1945 several secret gospels, hidden since the first century, were discovered in the Egyptian Desert at Nag Hammadi. They caused a sensation in the religious world as they revealed the mysteries of Gnostic Christianity. The gospels selected for this volume reveal intimate conversations between Jesus and his disciples and shed new light on his relationship with Mary Magdalene. The Gospel of Thomas, also included, consists of symbolic mini-parables, many of which are not in the New Testament.
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Been wanting this material for nearly 20 years and in this form it is the more easily picked up and put down as time allows. Excellent edition and extremely well-packed.
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When the Bible was rewritten in approximately 200 B.C., certain books were eliminated and supposidly destroyed. These were the lost chapters or the Gnostics. At the same time with delivery of this book, I received a catalog from The Great Courses. They had one item which questions: were the scriptures rewritten by creative writers. Ralph Waldo Emerson spoke out against religion as he saw it at that time, stating that it keeps all men and women in slavery. There are some of us who, thinking outside the box, are always seeking the truth. Whether this book will answer all of your questions remains to be seen, but it opens the reader to new and more provocative questions.
It is, unfortunately, a difficult read.
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The rest of the New Testament,
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The book contains the "lost"parts of the new testament that were in it until 325AD. Some of these works are fascinating in their clarity. The Gospel of Thomas on Jesus' sayings is the best review of the 4 main gospels you'll ever get. Gospel of Mary Magdalene reveals that she was not a prostitute and that she was very close disciple to CHRIST. All of the books demonstrate hidden knowledge that got them banned as heritical in the late 2nd century. (Somebody's religious ox got gored). Read today, they fill in many of the missing parts of the New Testament. These don't have to be constructed as scripture but they sure strenghten the scriptures. It's a well worthwhile read for anyone who thinks they know the New Testament.
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