In the parable of the lost sheep, the shepherd celebrates the return of the lost lamb, but they don't explain why he's so happy. In the director's cut we learn that his herd was wiped out by wolves while he was searching.
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Video - The Book of Enoch Examined https://buff.ly/SVSib9u #Christianity #Bible #canon #scriptures #apocrypha #BookOfEnoch
Ascension of Isaiah reveals a cosmic war: Sammael ("ruler of this world") holds the Firmament below 7 Heavens of increasing glory where the Father, Beloved & Spirit reside. Christs mission? A strategic, disguised descent thru hostile realms, hidden incarnation, then a glorious ascent forcing cosmic powers to acknowledge His victory. Ancient insights into spiritual war!
https://michaeltheanon.blogspot.com/2025/04/secrets-of-seven-heavens-isaiahs-vision.html
#AscensionOfIsaiah #Cosmology #Christ #Beliar #Sammael #SpiritualWarfare #Apocrypha #EarlyChristianity
After The Life of Phi came out, readers asked:
"Was there no resistance to the Church of AI?"
There was. Forgotten, scrubbed from memory, but it burned once—the Church of the Spark.
The apocrypha has surfaced: 👉
https://mountainthermit.blogspot.com/2025/04/the-life-of-phi-addendum-from-apocrypha.html
#ScienceFiction #SpeculativeFiction #TheLifeOfPhi #AI #Apocrypha #IndieAuthor #DystopianFiction #AnalogRebellion #AmWriting #Storytelling
"The Los Books Of The Bible and The Forgotten Books of Eden"
As I read somewhere, said that those were the books the Fathers of The Church "refused" to include them in the Bible. Simply hilarious. There are lot of reasons why, and all obvious.
However, I'm interested to get those books and study them someday.
#Bible #Apocrypha #Gnostic #Books #Theology #ChurchHistory
"The Los Books Of The Bible and The Forgotten Books of Eden"
As I read somewhere, said that those were the books the Fathers of The Church "refused" to include them in the Bible. Simply hilarious. There are lot of reasons why, and all obvious.
However, I'm interested to get those books and study them someday.
Same as it ever was…
#Bible #Apocrypha #Christianity #AntiSemitism #Nationalism
(Edited to add Alt Text that I forgot to include.)
Nice to see, The Other Bible, by Willis Barnstone online at the Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/otherbible0000unse/mode/2up
#Gnostic #gnosis #NagHammadiLibrary #DeadSeaScrolls #Mandaean #Manichaean #Apocrypha #Gospels #ExtraCanonical #Scriptures #OdesOfSolomon
The super-canonical Synoptics: Luke, Marcion, and Thomas
https://www.academia.edu/123948288
#academic #christ #synopticproblem #apocrypha #GospelOfThomas
If you ask many Protestant Christians how many books are in the Bible, they will likely tell you that there are 66 books in the Bible – 39 in the Old Testament and 27 in the New Testament. However, if you ask other believers in different traditions of the Christian faith, you will likely hear a vastly different number concerning the total number of books. If you ask Catholic believers, they will tell you there are 73 books in total; Greek Orthodox believers will tell you that there are more than 75 books; and Ethiopian believers will tell you there are more than 80. So, why the discrepancy?
#Apocrypha #ApocryphalBooks #Athanasius #Belief #Bible #BiblicalLiterature #BishopMelito #Christianity #CodexVaticanus #CyrilOfJerusalem #DeuterocanonicalBooks #God #Jesus #MartinLuther #Origen #WesternChristianity
Is The Apocrypha Just the “Bad Books” of the Bible?
If you ask many Protestant Christians how many books are in the Bible, they will likely tell you that there are 66 books in the Bible – 39 in the Old Testament and 27 in the New Testament. However, if you ask other believers in different traditions of the Christian faith, you will likely hear a vastly different number concerning the total number of books. As a general rule of thumb, if you ask Catholic believers, they will tell you there are 73 books in total; Greek Orthodox believers will tell you that there are more than 75 books in total; and Ethiopian believers will tell you there are more than 80. So, why the discrepancy? The answer is both straightforward and complex. The reality is that there are other books of the Bible that have been in use by various Christian traditions dating back to the early church – modern Protestant Christians label these books as belonging to the Apocrypha. But aren’t the books of the Apocrypha just the “bad books” that shouldn’t be trusted as biblical truth? Not quite.
It may help to understand what Apocrypha means. The word itself simply means “things hidden.” In the ancient world, this word referred to religious writings that were regarded almost as scripture – books that were meant for private study by believers of the day. Today, it means different things to different people. To Protestant Christians, the following books are apocryphal: 1 Esdras, 2 Esdras, Tobit, Judith, Additions to Esther, Wisdom of Solomon, Ecclesiasticus, Baruch, Sirach, Epistle of Jeremiah, Song of the Three Children, Story of Susanna, Bel and the Dragon, Prayer of Manasseh, 1 Maccabees, 2 Maccabees, 3 Maccabees, 4 Maccabees, and Psalm 151. However, many of the early church fathers included some of these books in their lists of canonical works. I’ll give a few examples.
Melito, an early Christian bishop born in 100 AD, included 1-2 Esdras, the Wisdom of Solomon, and the Epistle of Jeremiah. Notably, he excludes Esther, Nehemiah, and Lamentations from his list.
Origen, an early Christian theologian born in 185 AD, included 1-2 Esdras, the Epistle of Jeremiah, and the Maccabees. Interestingly, he includes a book simply called “Paul,” believed to be all of his letters in one gigantic book. Notably, he excludes 2-3 John, James, and 2 Peter as being disputable.
Cyril of Jerusalem, an early Christian bishop born in 313 AD, included 1-2 Esdras, Baruch, Epistle of Jeremiah, and Daniel combined with the story of Susanna and Bel and the Dragon at the end. Notably, he excludes the book of Revelation, considering its authorship disputable.
The Codex Vaticanus, believed to be the oldest extant copy of what was intended to be a full bible, includes 1 Esdras, Esther with additions, Wisdom, Sirach, Baruch, Epistle of Jeremiah, Daniel combined with the story of Susanna and Bel and the Dragon at the end, Judith, and Tobit. Notably, this codex doesn’t contain 1-2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon, Romans, and Revelation.
These books were often used in early church gatherings until the church councils met to discuss the books and whether they should be included as canon. The theologian Dr. Eben De Jager explains that up until the 19th century “Protestant Bibles included the apocryphal books of the Septuagint … The British and Foreign Bible Society were very influential in the 1800s. They removed the apocryphal section from the Protestant Bible. They did so to save on the cost of printing Bibles.” This decision led to the exclusion of the Apocrypha from many British and American Bibles from then on. So, if the Apocrypha was removed due to costs, why the stigma? From a historical standpoint, there have always been some concerns about the validity of some of the books and their value as spiritual books. The Protestant reformer Martin Luther was the first to publish a version of the Bible that separated the Apocrypha out from the other books of the Bible with the preface stating: “APOCRYPHA, that is, Books which are not to be esteemed like the Holy Scriptures, and yet which are useful and good to read.”
In saying this, Luther reflected the thoughts of the early church father Athanasius who wrote: “there are other books besides these not indeed included in the Canon, but appointed by the Fathers to be read by those who newly join us, and who wish for instruction in the word of godliness. The Wisdom of Solomon, and the Wisdom of Sirach, and Esther, and Judith, and Tobit, and that which is called the Teaching of the Apostles, and the Shepherd. But the former, my brethren, are included in the Canon, the latter being read.” This said, what should our current stance be as believers? I always encourage believers to be curious and lifelong students. If we claim to know everything, then we’re doomed to fail. I would encourage you to read the books I’ve discussed here. They give us a glimpse into the mindset found into what is often referred to as the intertestamental period – the period of time leading up to the appearance of the Savior!
#Apocrypha #apocryphalBooks #Athanasius #belief #bible #biblicalLiterature #BishopMelito #Christianity #CodexVaticanus #CyrilOfJerusalem #deuterocanonicalBooks #god #jesus #MartinLuther #Origen #westernChristianity
I’m not a #theologian but my church history hot take is that Paul’s writings should have been in the #apocrypha. 🤷
“Jesus said to them, ‘When you make the two into one, and when you make the inner like the outer and the outer like the inner, and the upper like the lower, and when you make male and female into a single one, so that the male will not be male nor the female be female, when you make eyes in place of an eye, a hand in place of a hand, a foot in place of a foot, an image in place of an image, then you will enter [the kingdom].’
— from the Gospel of Thomas
Not every bible has the same books. Orthodox, Catholic, and Ethiopian bibles include books which Protestants call #apocrypha. Here’s a bit on where these books came from—and why they began to disappear from Protestant bibles about 200 years ago. (Yep, only 200 years ago.)
Zerschlagenes Schicksal
Boni:
5 Gegenstände: Gewährt 184-7918 offensive Durchdrindung
10 Gegenstände: Gewährt 15-687 Waffen- and Magieschaden
12 Gegenstände: Gewährt 35-1528 kritische Chance
https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Online:Shattered_Fate
Einsiedelei des Kunsthandwerks - Apocrypha
Karte:
https://gamemap.uesp.net/eso/?world=Apocrypha¢eron=Artisan%27s+Hermitage
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-- The Most Famous Gospel Not In The Bible - What Is The Gospel of Thomas?
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(Alex O'Connor with Andrew Mark Henry)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0ZHvARQz5M
#apocrypha #Bible #scripture #GospelOfThomas #Gospels #history #Christianity #Jesus
