Comments on: Why are Dead Sea Scrolls and Nag Hammadi, ignored by the Catholic Church?

By: robert

robert — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:15:58 +0000

Discovered in 1945 near the village of Nag Hammadi in Upper Egypt, who are fourth-century papyrus manuscripts that were part of a Gnostic library. The writings are a valuable source of information about the gnostic beliefs and practices. From them we can see more clearly the arguments and the theology of the Gnostics used in their attacks on the Catholic Church.
While some writings are fragmentary, they are still intact enough that a fairly clear picture of Gnosticism appears in the pseudo-gospels and epistles. Included in the Nag Hammadi collection are as false as the works Apocryphon of John, the Gospel of Philip, the Apocalypse of Paul, and the Gospel of Mary.
Scholars were delighted to discover several works whose existence was known in the early centuries of the Church, but it is presumed lost. Perhaps the best treatment in English of those letters is the Nag Hammadi Library (San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1988).
Many Catholic theologians of the early centuries were devoted to rebutting the arguments gnostic, in particular, Irenaeus of Lyons (140-202), who wrote a devastating critique of Gnosticism in his masterful work in five volumes, the detection and overthrow of the Gnosis falsely named, more commonly known as Against Heresies.
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Gnosticism, which gets its name from the Greek word gnosis ( "knowledge") was a religious movement principles, if any, before the time of Christ and extends into the first centuries of the Christian era. Gnostics saw themselves as "those who know." Heretical teachings varied from one group to another and can not be fixed with specific, but common Gnostic beliefs include the following:
Although Christ appears to be human, humanity is nothing but an illusion.
Christ to die, but not actually die. The crucifixion was a crucifixion.
Christ was not truly God, the Second Person of the Trinity. It was merely a created being, which was the lowest of the eons, a group of semi-divine beings between God and man. Aeon each child was given a power of Aeon. Christ, Aeon furthest removed from God, because God created the world was too pure for himself with the dirty area.
Matter is evil, so that one can do anything you want with your body, including the sacrifice to liberate the soul of his imprisonment.
The God of the Old Testament is wrong, as evidenced by the fact that created the material universe. He is not the same as the God of the New Testament, the God of love, as Jesus and his apostles taught (1 John 4:8, 16).
People are kept secret by the acquisition of knowledge (gnosis), which is offered only to the initiated.

By: Brother G The Mormon

Brother G The Mormon — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:15:58 +0000

The Dead Sea Scrolls were written by Jews essenic and the Nag Hammadi collection, was written by Gnostics.
These are good books to learn about the cults of the dead in Judaism and Christianity, but it is not gospel.

By: Ace of Spades

Ace of Spades — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:15:58 +0000

False teaching.

By: Naavod E

Naavod E — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:15:58 +0000

because they have not been considered as genuine …. in other words not have been written by acclaimed of them have written

By: Jack K

Jack K — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:15:58 +0000

The same reason not to accept the truth

By: Wolfebla

Wolfebla — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:15:58 +0000

Sounds like you've been reading too much Michael Baigent. It's about as much of a scholar and expert on the Dead Sea Scrolls is like Dan Brown.
The consensus of experts is that the real Dead Sea Scrolls are the work of a quasi-Jewish apocalyptic movement, not the writings of contemporary Zealot of Christ and his apostles. Quotations carbon and analysis indicate that probably will move around 335 BC
And the idea of the Catholic Church "conspiracy" to hide information is a bunch of bilge. Documents entrusted to Roland de Vaux and his team came from a single cave - Cueva de 4 - and in no way represents the entire group. And the reason that the material was kept secret because he was an agreement between the different groups for analysis of the rolls did not publish anything until the job was complete.
Conspiracy theories are fun, but do not take as serious study. Rarely, if ever, to keep under careful review.

By: Ronnie B T

Ronnie B T — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:15:58 +0000

I do not think so, but the LDS is to enjoy them immensly. They speak of the existence of Man, the man can become more than man. They talk of baptism for the dead and temple ceremonies. They speak of many things that we consider to be part of God's word.
And I have a book on the Dead Sea Scrolls, Gnostic and many are not.

By: hisglory

hisglory — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:15:58 +0000

Rolls and other forms of writing found at the two sites are rejected by all who have kept them from being damaged because they are Gnostic. Gnosticism is anti-Christ, as is the cult of himself above Jesus. It is based on the mystery religions practiced from the tower of Babel was built, where the man began to declare that he is God, and try to create a utopia on earth without God.

By: ZombieTrix 2012

ZombieTrix 2012 — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:15:58 +0000

I believe that the church had access to these when moving to the Bible was codified and chose not to include them.

By: Somewhat Enlightened

Somewhat Enlightened — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:15:58 +0000

There are plenty of apocryphal manuscripts because they consider the physical condition of documents. Whole paragraphs missing in some chapters, however, that sort of thing. I do not think they really are ignored. Many people are excited about their discovery.
I think they're kind of jaded about the world opinion on the authentication of certain relics. Often, the relics are preserved in themselves, so real as to demystify the laws of physics. For example, the mantle of John (with respect to Our Lady of Guadalupe) is made from cactus fiber that disintegrates after 20 years, however, the portrait of Our Lady that remains after 500 years. How could I explain the science?
Can you blame them if they do not show much enthusiasm as the rest of us?
Anyway, I want you to put a link as to where you got the idea that the church is to ignore this information. His claim seems unfounded.
I do not know about the other books referred to.