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The People’s Gospels

Posted by Bob on June 24th, 2008 under General


In the documentary on the new-found Gospel of Judas, one thing that was mentioned rather shame-facedly was that a major reason Matthew, Mark, Luke and John were chosen as anonical Gospels was because Christians LIKED them. Like any other institution the Church paid attention to the books people favored.

That tookme bck to my childhood, lisening to the story of Christmas inteh St James version. As I said, the dozens of other gospel versions were written largely for intellectual snobs, not the kind of common folk Jesus went out and preached to.

Inspitration does not come ecclusively from bishops or theologians. The last thing Peter was was an intellectual snob. I think believe that believers in general had true inspiration. The popularity and easier-to-read character of the Gospels chosen bothers the documentary-makers. But it makes me more confident that the Gospels chosen SHOULD be the canonical ones.

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  1. #1 by Dave on 06/24/2008 - 11:55 am

    But this goes for everything.

    Any art that is accessible only to the “learned” is poor art. Consequently, Picasso is garbage while Mickey Mouse is splendid.

    And you will find the greatest wine connoisseurs on Skid Road. They prefer Thunderbird port.

    I’ll take the nigger kid with bottle caps nailed to his shoes anytime. I’d rather be dead than watch a ballet.

  2. #2 by shari on 06/24/2008 - 6:47 pm

    I have read that the KJV actually came about in response to wordism. The Puritans wanted King James to eliminate bishops and other things to become more pure, but King James said “no bishop, no king” and so the KJV came about, not because a bunch of wordists had decided to write a new translation.

  3. #3 by backbaygrouch4 on 06/25/2008 - 6:54 am

    There may be an obscure theological hair split between the Douay-Rheims Bible and the King James Version but it escapes me. One on my life’s finer pleasures is rereading The King James version of St, Luke on Christmas Eve with a goodly dollop of brandy or whiskey. The Douay-Rheims is inspired English, but the King James, sublime.

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