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Apocalypse of James: Lost original Greek text of banned Bible book found at Oxford University
News.com AU ^ | December 2, 2017 | Jamie Seidel

Posted on 12/01/2017 6:05:11 PM PST by sparklite2

“The Lord said, ‘James, after these things I shall reveal to you everything, not for your sake alone but for the sake of the unbelief of men, so that faith may exist in them’,” a Coptic fragment reads.

He seeks to reassure his brother everything is as it should be. He describes heaven. He gives James the passwords necessary to guarantee his entry. He gives advice on fighting supernatural challenges. He foretells future events. He warns James of the circumstances surrounding his own martyrdom.

Many other Early Christian texts, some of them immensely popular, were among those banned. Names include the Epistle of Barnabas, The Shepherd of Hermas, The Magdalene Gospel and The Gospel of Judas. Yet others were attributed to more familiar authors — including Matthew, Mark, John and Peter.

But chief among them was likely to be one key concern: Was it the real deal? Three hundred and thirty years is a lot of time for fan fiction to rise and circulate, after all.

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TOPICS: Current Events
KEYWORDS: apocalypseofjames; epigraphyandlanguage; faithandphilosophy; gnosticgospels; godsgravesglyphs; history; naghammadi; oxforduniversity
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To: Mrs. Don-o

Well, no. You’ve been here long enough to have seen what I’m talking about, and it occurs among the laity on other forums as well. Seems fairly widespread. Stock response is always they’re poorly catechized. Who is responsible for that? I know the answer, it’s a rhetorical question.


101 posted on 12/02/2017 6:16:43 PM PST by RegulatorCountry
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To: RegulatorCountry
"You’ve been here long enough to have seen what I’m talking about..."

I have never seen that.

Looks like a casual, offhand libel to me. I'm no longer surprised by that.

102 posted on 12/02/2017 6:23:28 PM PST by Mrs. Don-o (Enquiring minds want to know.)
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To: Mrs. Don-o

Selective blindness regarding coreligionists seems to be common behavior as well. I couldn’t count the number of times you guys act all put upon while claiming to have never witnessed anti-Protestant behavior here, when it’s a daily occurrence.


103 posted on 12/02/2017 7:21:06 PM PST by RegulatorCountry
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To: RegulatorCountry
You claim that this business of Catholics considering the "keys of Peter" to be an actual physical talisman of some sort, is inescapably common, and yet you can't cite one single instance.

This is not selective blindness on my part. It is simple lack of evidence on your part. Your comment is unpersuasive.

104 posted on 12/02/2017 8:49:47 PM PST by Mrs. Don-o (Enquiring minds want to know.)
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To: Mrs. Don-o

You didn’t ask, I didn’t provide. Funny how that works, or doesn’t as the case may be.


105 posted on 12/02/2017 9:16:29 PM PST by RegulatorCountry
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To: RegulatorCountry
I didn't ask??

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/3609755/posts?page=99#99

"Name one Catholic who believes your 'physical object' nonsense."

I asked.

106 posted on 12/02/2017 9:21:05 PM PST by Mrs. Don-o (Enquiring minds want to know.)
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To: RegulatorCountry

I am not a Catholic but I have been on this site for some time
And I have never heard of any such thing.

But most likely wwould not have believed it any way.


107 posted on 12/03/2017 12:59:01 AM PST by ravenwolf (If the Bible does not say it in plain words, please don`t preach it to me.)
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To: Don W

The Catholic Bibles kept the 2 Maccabees boks, Judith,Tobit,Wisdom,Sirach,and Barach. Plus also the Greek sections of Esther. The Orthodox and Coptic Bibles carry the rest.


108 posted on 12/03/2017 10:40:56 AM PST by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5W)
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To: Biggirl

Correction: books.


109 posted on 12/03/2017 10:49:02 AM PST by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5W)
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To: a fool in paradise

“Was it password”

No, He decreed it had to be eight items including a uppercase Capital letter lower case letter and a number.

Try: Password2Heaven?


110 posted on 12/03/2017 12:05:52 PM PST by wildbill (If you check behind the shower curtain for a slasher, and find one.... what's your plan?)
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