Review: Some of the books of the Bible that were not authorized.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 20, 2014
As most informed Bible readers know, the books that are included in the popular Bibles of today had to be selected from many others. Many of the accounts, records, and versions were by unknown authors, and many were downright forgeries.  Under the guidance of King Constantine in 325 AD, the ones that withstood the initial scrutiny of the participants of the First Council of Nicaea, were placed under a table in a room that was supposedly locked for the night.  The idea was for God to put the chosen books on the table before morning.  In the morning, after many prayers, the books we are now familiar with, were found to be up on the table when the room was unlocked.Although there are some interesting things that are included in these "Forbidden" versions, the main thing I gained from reading them was a sense of gratitude that they were not included.  Our modern Bibles are repetitive and contradictory and boring enough without these versions that go on and on with repetitive and meaningless dribble,  Few people ever read the whole Bible as it is, but to include these would certainly tend to limit their numbers even further.