Thoughts on the Apocryphal gospels?

[Anonymous]

Do you find them helpful in understanding the context of contemporary Christianity? Are there parts that trouble you? Do you wish it was all together and we were left to sort it on our own?

[Anonymous]

I like the Gospel of Thomas.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do you find them helpful in understanding the context of contemporary Christianity? Are there parts that trouble you? Do you wish it was all together and we were left to sort it on our own?

I think all the gospels were written long ago and are essentially fairy tales.

[Anonymous]

I just recently listened to a podcast on this topic. I think they offer a different and more human side to both Jesus and Mary.

I don't pretend to know enough about the Council of Nicea to understand if there were ligit reasons to leave them out. Some were written 100 plus years after the time of Christ which makes you question of ligit they are.

I like the one when Joseph asks Mary if he was perhaps drunk and didn't remember having sex with her. Very human indeed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just recently listened to a podcast on this topic. I think they offer a different and more human side to both Jesus and Mary.

I don't pretend to know enough about the Council of Nicea to understand if there were ligit reasons to leave them out. Some were written 100 plus years after the time of Christ which makes you question of ligit they are.

I like the one when Joseph asks Mary if he was perhaps drunk and didn't remember having sex with her. Very human indeed.[/quI doubt if any of it is legit, irrespective of when it was written. It's like greek mythology -- there are lessons to be learned there, but nobody anymore thinks the stores are about real gods. We call it mythology, but the ancient greeks actually believed it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just recently listened to a podcast on this topic. I think they offer a different and more human side to both Jesus and Mary.

I don't pretend to know enough about the Council of Nicea to understand if there were ligit reasons to leave them out. Some were written 100 plus years after the time of Christ which makes you question of ligit they are.

I like the one when Joseph asks Mary if he was perhaps drunk and didn't remember having sex with her. Very human indeed.

I doubt if any of it is legit, irrespective of when it was written. It's like greek mythology -- there are lessons to be learned there, but nobody anymore thinks the stores are about real gods. We call it mythology, but the ancient greeks actually believed it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just recently listened to a podcast on this topic. I think they offer a different and more human side to both Jesus and Mary.

I don't pretend to know enough about the Council of Nicea to understand if there were ligit reasons to leave them out. Some were written 100 plus years after the time of Christ which makes you question of ligit they are.

I like the one when Joseph asks Mary if he was perhaps drunk and didn't remember having sex with her. Very human indeed.

I doubt if any of it is legit, irrespective of when it was written. It's like greek mythology -- there are lessons to be learned there, but nobody anymore thinks the stores are about real gods. We call it mythology, but the ancient greeks actually believed it.

Someday, people will think about Bible stories the way they think about stories of Greek and Roman mythology now. No one will believe them. People will consider it quaint that people ever believed them and hilarious that some people still believed they were factual into the 21st century.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just recently listened to a podcast on this topic. I think they offer a different and more human side to both Jesus and Mary.

I don't pretend to know enough about the Council of Nicea to understand if there were ligit reasons to leave them out. Some were written 100 plus years after the time of Christ which makes you question of ligit they are.

I like the one when Joseph asks Mary if he was perhaps drunk and didn't remember having sex with her. Very human indeed.

It's hilarious that anyone thinks any bible stories actually happened. They are stories. Like fairy tales and Greek mythology.

[Anonymous]

Uninspired.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just recently listened to a podcast on this topic. I think they offer a different and more human side to both Jesus and Mary.

I don't pretend to know enough about the Council of Nicea to understand if there were ligit reasons to leave them out. Some were written 100 plus years after the time of Christ which makes you question of ligit they are.

I like the one when Joseph asks Mary if he was perhaps drunk and didn't remember having sex with her. Very human indeed.

I doubt if any of it is legit, irrespective of when it was written. It's like greek mythology -- there are lessons to be learned there, but nobody anymore thinks the stores are about real gods. We call it mythology, but the ancient greeks actually believed it.

Someday, people will think about Bible stories the way they think about stories of Greek and Roman mythology now. No one will believe them. People will consider it quaint that people ever believed them and hilarious that some people still believed they were factual into the 21st century.

Voltaire has joind the chat.

[Anonymous]

What podcast was it, PP?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do you find them helpful in understanding the context of contemporary Christianity? Are there parts that trouble you? Do you wish it was all together and we were left to sort it on our own?

I think all the gospels were written long ago and are essentially fairy tales.

Even if people believed them when they were written, so what? That was such a long time ago and so much has changed since then - in terms of science and general knowledge.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Uninspired.

I got that

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What podcast was it, PP?

I think it was on The Ancients. It was really interesting.

[Anonymous]

I just feel really sad for people who come on this board to only insult people and not add any comments of value.

I hope you can find some peace in your life.