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Are the so-called “Lost Books” really missing chapters of the Bible? Do you believe in the Gospel of Judas? The expression “Lost Books” generally encompasses a broad collection of ancient books written at the same time as some of the 66 Books of the Bible or else in the early centuries A.D. about themes or characters found in the Bible. These include a number of Gnostic gospels that are often referred to in New Age teachings and the recently discovered “Gospel of Judas.” The so-called apocryphal books found in Roman Catholic Bibles are sometimes included in this category as well. The Old Testament books as found in Protestant Bibles were originally written in Hebrew and have been accepted as the Word of God by Jewish people. Some manuscripts of the Septuagint, a Greek translation of the Old Testament made around 250 B.C., include the apocryphal books, but these were not accepted by the Christian Church until added to Roman Catholic Bibles in 1546. The Protestant reformers rejected these books as being “of no authority.” The Gnostic gospels were rejected by early Christian leaders because they strongly contradicted major doctrines of the Scriptures, particularly those concerning the Person and work of Christ. The Gospel of Judas reportedly teaches that Jesus married Mary Magdalene and had a child by her and that Jesus asked Judas to betray Him. Such teachings may have supported Gnostic philosophy but they are so contrary to the rest of Holy Scripture as to be unworthy of consideration for inclusion in the Bible. Furthermore, early Gnostic teachings are specifically refuted in Colossians and 1 John.
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