In those days prior to the invention of printing, books were likewise very expensive, and very slow to produce, in addition to the higher rate of illiteracy then.
cause Jesus knew his church would and could never fall into error and hell will not prevail…So 2000 years later, without Jesus’ writings…the church christ started is still the same, so if he would have written anything, it would still be the same…so basically it would have been pointless. But I am sure Jesus has a good reason that we can’t understand.There are so many gospels. Not just the four we receive as canonical, but many others as well, such as the Gospel of the Hebrews and the Gospel of Thomas. Why, if God knew that there would be so many different gospels being passed off as truth, did he not have Christ, after his ressurrection, and before ascending into heaven, write an account of his own life – The Gospel according to Jesus Christ [himself]? It just seems odd to me that Christ wrote absolutely nothing, save, perhaps (if my memory serves me well), the letter he wrote to the King of Edessa, which is recorded by Eusebius. Are there any good reasons why Jesus chose NOT to write a gospel of himself?
Reason #2million why sola scriptura coupled with individual interpretation was not part of the early church. Most of the early church was not able to get written documents, and many could not read anyway.
But Jesus, the man, did write some things, e.g. De bello Gallico, Commentarii Belli Civilis, Anticato (lost), love poems, letters…There are so many gospels. Not just the four we receive as canonical, but many others as well, such as the Gospel of the Hebrews and the Gospel of Thomas. Why, if God knew that there would be so many different gospels being passed off as truth, did he not have Christ, after his ressurrection, and before ascending into heaven, write an account of his own life – The Gospel according to Jesus Christ [himself]? It just seems odd to me that Christ wrote absolutely nothing, save, perhaps (if my memory serves me well), the letter he wrote to the King of Edessa, which is recorded by Eusebius. Are there any good reasons why Jesus chose NOT to write a gospel of himself?
I think you have it. As it was the movement seems to have spread remarkably fast. The Gospel would only have to be written after awhile to set some limits on what was taught.
Hi Gerry,Gerry,
Sorry, I was thinking of “He who is without sin, cast the first stone”, which was a ‘message’ for ALL…In the words of St Francis, “Always preach the ‘Good News’ of Jesus Christ and when necessary use words”… Annunciata
p.s. maybe it didn’t need recording?:twocents:
That may in fact be possible, and reasonable. To avoid the accumulation of useless and potentially heretical myths, and set the facts straight on what Jesus really taught.
Hi Pinklady,