An incomplete Bible
I came across something interesting in the foot notes of Jesus the Christ. It goes along well with this scripture. "And because my words shall hiss forth-many of the Gentiles shall say: A Bible! A Bible! We have got a Bible, and there cannot be any more Bible." (2 Nephi 29:3)
In Jesus the Christ James E. Talmage says this in a foot note, "Those who oppose the doctrine of continual revelation between God and His Church, on the ground that the Bible is complete as a collection of sacred scriptures, and that alleged revelation not found therein must therefore be spurious, may profitably take note of the many books not included in the Bible, yet mentioned therein, generally in such a way as to leave no doubt that they were once regarded as authentic. Among these extra-Biblical scriptures, the following may be named; some of them are in existence today, and are classed with the Apocrypha; but the greater number are unknown. We read of the Book of the Covenant (Ex 24:7); Book of the Wars of the Lord (Num 21:14); Book of Jasher (Josh 10:13); Book of the Statutes (I Sam 10:25); Book of Enoch (Jude 14); Book of the Acts of Solomon (I Kings 11:41); Book of Nathan the Prophet, and that of Gad the Seer (I Chron 29:29); Book of Ahijah the Shilonite, and visions of Iddo the Seer (2 Chron 9:29); Book of Shemaiah (2 chron 12:15); Story of the Prophet Iddo (2 chron 13:22); Book of Jehu (2 chron 20:34); the Acts of Uzziah, by Isaiah, the son of Amoz (2 chron 26:22); Sayings of the Seers (2 chron 33:19); a missing epistle of Paul to the Corinthians (I Cor 5:9); A missing epistle to the Ephesians (Eph 3:3); missing epistle to the Colossians, written from Laodicea (Col 4:16); a missing epistle of Jude (Jude 3)." (Jesus the Christ pages 119-120)
And after all this work I just discovered a magical link that has them all. Anyways it's just something to think about. It's great to have continued revelation isn't it?
In Jesus the Christ James E. Talmage says this in a foot note, "Those who oppose the doctrine of continual revelation between God and His Church, on the ground that the Bible is complete as a collection of sacred scriptures, and that alleged revelation not found therein must therefore be spurious, may profitably take note of the many books not included in the Bible, yet mentioned therein, generally in such a way as to leave no doubt that they were once regarded as authentic. Among these extra-Biblical scriptures, the following may be named; some of them are in existence today, and are classed with the Apocrypha; but the greater number are unknown. We read of the Book of the Covenant (Ex 24:7); Book of the Wars of the Lord (Num 21:14); Book of Jasher (Josh 10:13); Book of the Statutes (I Sam 10:25); Book of Enoch (Jude 14); Book of the Acts of Solomon (I Kings 11:41); Book of Nathan the Prophet, and that of Gad the Seer (I Chron 29:29); Book of Ahijah the Shilonite, and visions of Iddo the Seer (2 Chron 9:29); Book of Shemaiah (2 chron 12:15); Story of the Prophet Iddo (2 chron 13:22); Book of Jehu (2 chron 20:34); the Acts of Uzziah, by Isaiah, the son of Amoz (2 chron 26:22); Sayings of the Seers (2 chron 33:19); a missing epistle of Paul to the Corinthians (I Cor 5:9); A missing epistle to the Ephesians (Eph 3:3); missing epistle to the Colossians, written from Laodicea (Col 4:16); a missing epistle of Jude (Jude 3)." (Jesus the Christ pages 119-120)
And after all this work I just discovered a magical link that has them all. Anyways it's just something to think about. It's great to have continued revelation isn't it?
posted by Chuck Bateman | 3:11 PM
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