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Why was Jesus mentioned in the lost gospels of gnostic writing found in 1947?
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Early Christianity was divided into two main branches, which some scholars believe were of roughly equal sizes. One branch eventually managed to dominate and become the Church we know today, including Orthodox, Catholic and Protestant denominations. The gnostic churches were the other early branch, but became extinct after centuries of persecution under Christian emperors.
Both branches of Christianity worshipped Jesus, so it is natural that he is included in the Gnostic scriptures found at Nag Hammadi. The books found at Nag Hammadi were hidden by Gnostics at the end of the fourth century so that they would not be destroyed by marauding mobs of Catholic-Orthodox Christians after their own sect was made illegal.
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How many times in Jesus mentioned in the gospels?
1293 times.
What were the 4 Gospels based on?
The 4 gosples are based onJesus birthJesus child hood and adult hoodlast supperjesus deathJesus resurectionJuduses deaththe 45,678 diciplespaul and saulhow the 45,678 diciples witnessed to others
Where in the Bible is Jesus mentioned the most?
Jesus is mentioned the most in the Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Of the gospel books -- the name of Jesus is mentioned in the book of John more than another other book.
Was St Andrew a Gnostic?
St. Andrew (brother of Simon Peter) was one of the 12 apostles of Jesus none of whom were gnostics. Scholars generally date the gnostic gopels to the early-mid 2nd century, long after Jesus and the apostles (including St. Andrew) were dead. The gnostic gospels (e.g., gospel of Thomas, etc.) were written by others over a century later.
Is the more than one Jesus mention in the bible?
Yes. Jesus is mentioned multiple times in the Bible, for example in the Gospels.
How many times did Jesus mention Pharisee?
He mentioned 'Pharisee' three times in the gospels when he spoke.
How many times is Mary mother of jesus mentioned in the new testament?
She is mentioned several times in the Gospels but the main character is Jesus Christ and the Father whom He came to announce to mankind.
How Jesus use of father in Gospels?
Jesus never mentioned self in the bible. He always gave thanks to His father, acknowledging that the power came from Him.
How do you differentiate gnostic gospels and canonical gospels?
gnostic gospels have a timeless, ahistorical, and almost disembodied character to them. Their Jesus has no racial identity, engages in no public debates, and indeed occupies no historical space at all. This Jesus not only did not die on a Roman cross and subsequently rise again, but could not have done so, since his very mission was to propound secretly to a small circle of disciples the unreality of what we take to be human life and death. Far from embracing a role in the Jewish story about God, creation, and Abraham and Sarah's children, the gnostic Jesus purports to expose all these as illusions conjured by a creator-god-a god intent on keeping a select few from transcending the material world of variation and change, of sex and procreation. These gospels, then, are far removed from the issues and controversies that would have arisen from a Jesus Christ situated in the story of Israel and the Jews. canonical gospels are appropriately defined as early Christian works that seek to present the significance and meaning of the death and resurrection of Jesus by placing them in their proper religious-historical context, which includes, of course, the events of Jesus' public career.
Was Jesus a real life personality?
On the basis of contemporary testimony, it is reasonable (putting religion to one side) to presume that Jesus did indeed exist and teach much as described in the gospels of the bible. However the writing of these gospels postdates Jesus' death.
In how many stories of the Bible is Jesus mentioned as writing something?
NONE
Was Jesus a gnostic?
A:We do not really know what Jesus believed, as there is probably little that is genuinely historical in the New Testament gospels. However, the epistles of the apostle Paul contain some passages that suggest his theology might have been mildly gnostic. Mark's Gospel contains some intriguing references to hidden knowledge, a common sign of gnosticism. The non-canonical Gospel of Thomas is mildly gnostic in character. These form the earliest surviving Christian writings and at least point to the likely existence of gnostic Christianity in the very earliest years of Christianity.
