I saw this article and it made me ask this question. Note the last sentence. Is there a possiblity that some of these Christian Gospels should be included in the New Testament? By what process would this happen?BubbaguyEureka! Extraordinary discovery unlocks secrets of the ancientsBy David Keys and Nicholas Pyke17 April 2005Thousands of previously illegible manuscripts containing work by some of the greats of classical literature are being read for the first time using technology which experts believe will unlock the secrets of the ancient world.Among treasures already discovered by a team from Oxford University are previously unseen writings by classical giants including Sophocles, Euripides and Hesiod. Invisible under ordinary light, the faded ink comes clearly into view when placed under infra-red light, using techniques developed from satellite imaging.The Oxford documents form part of the great papyrus hoard salvaged from an ancient rubbish dump in the Graeco-Egyptian town of Oxyrhynchus more than a century ago. The thousands of remaining documents, which will be analysed over the next decade, are expected to include works by Ovid and Aeschylus, plus a series of Christian gospels which have been lost for up to 2,000 years.
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writings by classical giants including Sophocles, Euripides and Hesiod.
There could be more to the Bible... IF, and ONLY IF you believe that God failed to fulfill His promise to preserve His Word forever. And if you believe that, then how can we trust that the 66 books of the Bible are even His Word? How do we know anything?No, the Word of God is complete and finished. If it wasnt, then God is a liar, and we are all fools.Krispy
Karl, Here's the link to the story.http://news.independent.co.uk/world/science_technology/story.jsp?story=630166
From the article:"thousands of remaining documents, which will be analysed over the next decade, are [b][i]expected[/i][/b] to include works by Ovid and Aeschylus, plus a series of Christian gospels which have been lost for up to 2,000 years."First, this is speculative at best. They dont know what they have at this point.Secondly, there are no other legitimate books of the Bible other than what God has preserved for us in the Cannon. However, should there be something found, like the "Gospel of Thomas", I'm sure that many in the church will jump all over it... because they do not understand or believe the promise of God concerning His Word.It will only serve to stir up more apostacy.Krispy
Krispy,Do you believe in the continuing revelation of God's will?Bubbaguy
Do you believe in the continuing revelation of God's will?
Krispy,I (we) get information about God from three principle sources: the Scriptures, from our spiritual/religious community, and from the Holy Spirit.When you say "the Word of God is complete and finished" it makes me think you accept information about God from the first two, but not the third, since God's word is finished and fully revealed. The concept of continuing revelation of the Word of God allows that there is more to be known and that the Bible is not the completion. The Bible is the historical record of those gone before. We get the benefit of this, as well as correction and guidance through the Holy Spirit in the present.Hope this is clarification enough.Bubbaguy
When you say "the Word of God is complete and finished" it makes me think you accept information about God from the first two, but not the third, since God's word is finished and fully revealed. The concept of continuing revelation of the Word of God allows that there is more to be known and that the Bible is not the completion. The Bible is the historical record of those gone before. We get the benefit of this, as well as correction and guidance through the Holy Spirit in the present.
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