I thought the Gospel of Thomas was removed much earlier than the King James Bible - like during the 7'th century. Was it really still a part of the Biblical canon at that late date?
I'm not 100 percent sure of the date on the removal of Thomas, but I was just using it as an example. From what I understand, there are somewhere on the high side of 100 additional literary works that would have been included in the Bible, had all the works from that timeframe been included. Who/what made King James and the Papacy (the other supposed main arbitor in those days) the be-all, end-all in that regard?
I'm pretty much playing devil's advocate here, I'll admit, but I have read much of the Gospel of Thomas, and have sought out parts of other works in my research over the past several years. There is plenty of insight to be gleaned outside of the books of the Bible.