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Book of Enoch?
- Thread starter Francine
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doppelganger
Through the Looking Glass
To what are you referring? The guy who posts as a member of RF?
doppelganger
Through the Looking Glass
Why Not? Or me. Or you. Or (God forbid!) Angellous! (sinister music fanfare heard here, and the faint whinnying of horses)
You do anyway. The contents of the Canon have to be given meaning by the reader. So it's your own scripture you are reading anyway. :yes:
"All lies and jest, still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest." -Paul Simon, "The Boxer"
"You can find in a text whatever you bring, if you will stand between it and the mirror of your imagination. You may not see your ears, but they will be there." - Mark Twain, "A Fable."
I'd include both of the above in my New Revised Canonical Bible, BTW.
doppelganger
Through the Looking Glass
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angellous_evangellous
Guest
doppelgänger;1048475 said:Wait a minute . . . let's not get carried away here . . .
I'm just finishing the Fourth Book of the Musings of Daddy.
If you want to put it in your book, fine with me.:yes:
sojourner
Annoyingly Progressive Since 2006
I'll bet you put the "man" in "manuscript!"
doppelganger
Through the Looking Glass
No, but he hopes you won't notice that he took the -"re" out of "manu[]script."
doppelganger
Through the Looking Glass
I'll wait for the movie.
McBell
Unbound
What I find interesting is the the very first "release" of the KJV was more than a measly 66 books...
Do you declare within your writings to be inspired and/or writing for God?
If not, then they cannot be included...
Francine
Well-Known Member
That was 1611. Thirty-three years later Parliament said those extra books could not be used in the Church of England liturgy. They've been considered Papist clap-trap ever since.
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angellous_evangellous
Guest
Can you please provide evidence for this?
Dirty Penguin
Master Of Ceremony
I think so too. I still think scrutany is the key. I looked at the list of books at the site you provided and although some were good but they were written well after some of the other original gospels. But I think you might be on to something.
Dirty Penguin
Master Of Ceremony
ummmm....the Didache:drool:.....I have a video that this guy did. He went to Jarusalem and in one of the Christian churches they allowed him to view a book that was written by James the brother of Yeshua.......We should include that one too
stribb
New Member
well you have to understand what the purpose of the bible is. The author of jude obviously didn't have a copy our fine niv's or nlt's or kjv's, so how did they get by? Yes the bible is God's word, but it's purpose is not to be God's word. To take the role of a reductionist I'd like to place the Bible into a box. The purpose of the Bible is to inform Jew and Gentile that God has showed infinite love and kindness to them, but this love and kindness doesn't come unconditionally; rather you must"take up your cross and follow Jesus". The rest of the content is there to help man along in his walk.
Therefore I conclude to myself that the reason that any absent book is not present is because it doesn't meet that criteria. That may have been unclear so please ask questions if it was.
Therefore I conclude to myself that the reason that any absent book is not present is because it doesn't meet that criteria. That may have been unclear so please ask questions if it was.
Dirty Penguin
Master Of Ceremony
Didn't the original release of the KJV or a few of the early releases have the 80 books?
Dirty Penguin
Master Of Ceremony
Why is it that all of the books were deemed scripture then were modified? If they were inspired by God from the get go why the change? Intresting.....
Dirty Penguin
Master Of Ceremony
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angellous_evangellous
Guest
They've been modified since the beginning. All of the scholars who handled the text knew this.