Banned From The Bible

Most of us grew up with a Bible in our homes, or at least a Book of our chosen religious beliefs. Most of us also grew up believing every word of what our parents, teachers, 'men of God', or the Book taught us about the creation of the world, all it's people, and how we must believe and live to be blessed with eternal life...even the proper way to worship...and what Holy Days would be observed.

There are many religions. All believe differently. And all are based on what information there was available in each region of the world from which a particular religion evolved.

For many years now there have been people saying that the King James Bible is missing very important information, that if included, could actually alter the history of the Christian Faith, and perhaps even challenge many currently held beliefs of Christian people.

I've never met a person who actually studies the Bible who hasn't had some unanswered questions regarding people and events recorded there.

I ran across videos from the History Channel of a series of shows, where they actually researched the supposed 'Banned Books of the Bible' and found it very thought provoking.

Not to cause more religious debate, nor an attempt to convert anyone else from their personal beliefs, because I consider every person's personal beliefs to be sacred and to be honored by those who believe differently, but presented here just to share....for personal viewing by others who will then take from it what they choose and simply leave the rest.

Lifelong learning and seeking knowledge is something I do believe in very much,

DJ

Although I found a complete recording of the Banned From the Bible I, aired on the History Channel, available at VideoGoogle, I could only find the complete series of Banned From the Bible Part II at You Tube in 12 parts.

The description of The History Channel's Banned From The Bible I from YouTube:

"For many of the faithful, the idea smacks of heresy. But the Bible we know is just one of many versions that surely circulated in the early days of Christianity. Even fully-fledged books were left out of the "final draft."

In this single collection, THE HISTORY CHANNEL® has gathered a definitive survey of these "extracanonical" texts. Learn of their creation alongside - or even before - the more accepted books of the Bible we know today. Discover their messages and what we can conclude about the early Church from their exclusion. And see the lengths to which ancient editors went to hide them and to which modern scholars have gone to uncover them."

And from YouTube, a description of Banned From The Bible II:

"What was left out can teach us much about what remains.

BANNED FROM THE BIBLE travels back to the blistering sands of the Holy Land, into the onion-domed chapels of Eastern Orthodox churches and the pages of the Koran on the trail of the chapters that were left out of the ultimate version of the Scriptures. In the first installment of this groundbreaking special presentation, BANNED FROM THE BIBLE pored over eight extracanonical texts to discover the foundation of the early Christian Bible and the intent of its creators.

As the series continues in this fascinating DVD, still more of these revealing omissions are brought to light. With the guidance of renowned scholars such as Kenneth Hanson, author of The Lost Gospels and Rabbi David Copeland, discover the Testament of Solomon, the legend of Lilith, the story of Aseneth, the complete saga of Daniel and gain insight into the Apocrypha, the so-called "hidden writings."

BANNED FROM THE BIBLE PART 2 vastly expands our grasp of one of the most important texts in human history. Understanding what was left out of the earliest Bible gives us critical tools for analyzing the Scriptures as they have reached us today"