[William Terrell]

I wonder, too. I haven't read them, but if they were written at the time of Christ or shortly thereafter, and they are genuine ancient texts, well. . .

[Mrs. Don-o]

"I wonder, too. I haven't read them [30 apocryphal texts], but if they were written at the time of Christ or shortly thereafter, and they are genuine ancient texts, well..."

Go ahead, read them.

http://www.sacred-texts.com/chr/apo/index.htm

And who would make the determination of whether they were the Word of God? Someone in authority? Some council? Take a vote? Or every man for himself?