Though apocryphal in nature, these books--suppressed by the Church Fathers--are fascinating and beautifully written. Here you can read for yourself many of the manuscripts which were excluded form the Cannon of Scripture, and discover new appreciation for those which were chosen.
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47 of 65 people found the following review helpful:
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Fascinating and wonderful Adjunct to Spiritual Library,
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This review is from: Lost Books of the Bible and the Forgotten Books of Eden (Paperback)
This was the first apochryphal bible I read. It was interesting and only made me want to read more and more and more. However out of all the special "bibles" , this one reminds me of Sunday Mass. Perhaps because it has a lot, dare I say majority, of catholic "inspired" texts. The first stories in this book are the infancy and birth of the "Virgin Mary". In this story it was supposedly written by James the brother of Jesus. However throughout the gospel they refer to her as "our lady" which dampered my quest for truths. Further on into the infancy narratives, they had much of the same: baby jesus a day old and talking or people coming in egypt to worship "Our Divine and Benevolent Mother" It became sickening after awhile and I had to put it down. I did not pick the book up again for a couple weeks. Much to my dismay there was more catholic tales. It wasnt until the latter portion of the book where it got interesting as they had some Jewish inspired texts. The moral of the story: great book to get you interested in this subject. However if you are looking for depth and variety of sources, check elsewhere. This is like a "beginners" book.
11 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
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Buy it!,
This review is from: Lost Books of the Bible and the Forgotten Books of Eden (Paperback)
If you are researching Apocrypha, then there is no excuse not to buy this book. It contains the letters of Clement, Barnabus, and Ignatius; the Infancy Gospels of Mary & Jesus; 1&2 Adam+Eve; 2Enoch; the gorgeous Psalms & Odes of Solomon; Ahikar; Aristeas; 4Maccabees; and the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs. While I would gladly argue that none of these texts are equal to the 66 of inspired Scripture, these books nonetheless are well-worth preserving and studying. BUY IT ALREADY!!!
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This review is from: Lost Books of the Bible and the Forgotten Books of Eden (Paperback)
excellent book - information found here you wont find in the scriptures - real eye opener!
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