Thomas Dierson

Another "Lol." That's five now. Same tip as before: when you see it, look for the answer that's missing. He posted a long list of other "gospels" and says Constantine picked four. Here's how to check every piece of that. READ THE DATE COLUMN ON HIS OWN LIST - Almost everything on it is 2nd century or later. Many are 5th, 6th, 7th. - It includes the "Medieval Gospel of Barnabas, 14th-16th century." - It includes the "Gospel of Jesus's Wife, 21st century (Modern forgery)." His claim was that these were all in circulation when Muhammad was born. His own list has a modern forgery on it. Matthew, Mark, Luke and John are first century. Nothing on his list is. CONSTANTINE DIDN'T CHOOSE THE GOSPELS - The Council of Nicaea was AD 325, not the late 4th century. It dealt with who Christ is. Its rulings are public. Not one of them lists Bible books. - Irenaeus, around AD 180: there are four Gospels, no more and no fewer (Against Heresies 3.11.8). - The Diatessaron, around AD 170, wove the four together. That was on Adam's own chart an hour ago. - Papyrus 45, around AD 250, contains all four. Constantine was born around AD 272. The four were settled before he could walk. "THEY VANISHED OVERNIGHT" They didn't vanish. That's how he has a list. You can read them free at earlychristianwritings.com. Churches rejected them because they were late and didn't come from the apostles. And yes, church fathers quoted them. Mostly to refute them. Quoting a book isn't calling it Scripture. THE QUESTION HE STILL OWES Which book on that list teaches the Jesus of the Quran? The Gnostic ones teach many divine beings. The Gospel of Nicodemus describes the crucifixion in detail. The infancy ones are where the clay birds come from. Forty titles, and not one says what he needs it to say.