Having just gone to a Bible study group which just read the historical books of the Old Testament as they are written, and now looked at the texts of non-canonical books, I can say that Bible books and non-canonical books are completely different. There are clear and obvious reasons why the non-canonical books were notContinue reading “#26 Assessment of Pseudepigrapha Writings”
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#24 Marian Sect Writings
A third category of pseudepigrapha writings seems to be writings akin to the mythologies ascribed to gods and goddesses of the previous cults of the pagan world. We must bear in mind that during the first to fourth century AD every city of the Roman Empire had its temple dedicated to a Greek or RomanContinue reading “#24 Marian Sect Writings”
#22 Pseudepigrapha Writings
Pseudepigrapha writings are attributed to authors who were not the authors of these texts. For example, Acts of Thomas was not written by the apostle Thomas. Thomas is a pseudonym, an assumed name. There are pseudepigrapha works of four main types: Essene Jewish Mystic Writings The first type of pseudepigrapha writings are of Jewish origin written betweenContinue reading “#22 Pseudepigrapha Writings”
#21 Conclusion on Assumption Article
Belief in the assumption of Mary is both a Catholic and Orthodox thing, not followed by Protestants. But in its favour there are Old Testament precedents as Enoch and Elijah are shown to have been assumed into heaven. There are also Jewish traditions that Moses and the Ark of the Covenant were assumed into heaven.Continue reading “#21 Conclusion on Assumption Article”
#6 Mary Ward of the Temple
The tradition that Mary’s parents were called Anne and Joaquin is derived from the pseudepigrapha writing called the Gospel of James. The book presents Mary as being brought up as a ward of the Temple. The text is thought to have been written in the second century and not by James, the brother of Jesus. TheContinue reading “#6 Mary Ward of the Temple”
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