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Originally Posted by Repugnant Abomination
Second, the books that were chosen versus the books that were excluded. The big secret is this - when they were consolidating Christianity into what it is as we know it, they contrived to select books that conformed to the version they wanted to push. Many of the books that are excluded from the Bible were left out because they contradicted the official version of Jesus the church wanted to push. Period. They needed to make sure there wasn't any doubt that Jesus was in fact the son of God. Anyone can argue WHY they did this, but the point is that they did it. What makes one book more divine than the other? The only thing believers can say is that those who chose the books were divinely inspired.
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Thank you for bringing this up. On the way to work, I found myself thinking "Wait, wait, wait, ....why were books EXCLUDED from the Bible in the first place?!
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Originally Posted by BigDongedHoe
Take the four gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John). Why were these four selected for the bible as opposed to the 40 or 50 scriptures written about Jesus' life? The book I provided will explain why they were selected. With 40 or 50 accounts of Jesus life one could assume he most definitely did live.
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I'm really looking forward to the rationale in the book, specifically, my criticism of it. Your posts have forced my hand to buy it from a bookstore here in Korea. I'll be picking it up this Saturday.