The Lost Gospels – BBC Documentary

The Muslim Times | Alislam |  Subscribe                             The Lost Gospels – BBC Documentary Epigraph: "And remember when Jesus, son of Mary, said, 'O children of Israel, surely I am Allah's Messenger unto you, fulfilling that which is before me of the Torah, and giving glad tidings of a Messenger who will come after me. His name will be Ahmad.' And when he came to them with clear proofs, they said, 'This is clear enchantment.'" (Al Quran 61:7) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dead Sea Scrolls - Click here to watch documentary The New Testament consists of 27 books, 13 of which are letters by St. Paul. The Holy Quran, recognizes in principle, the revelations given to Jesus, may peace be on him, but, makes no mention of St. Paul or his letters. The Letters of St. Paul according to the Holy Quran, do not belong in Scriptures, as these are not endorsed at all by revelations to the Prophet of Islam, Muhammad, may peace be on him. The modern university based scholarship about the New Testament is confirming the Quranic paradigm, in some respect.  I am going to borrow some details from Wikipedia. The Pauline epistles, Epistles of Paul, or Letters of Paul, are the thirteen New Testament books which have the name Paul, as the first word, hence claiming authorship by Paul the Apostle. Among these letters are some of the earliest extant Christian documents. They provide an insight into the beliefs and controversies of early Christianity and, as part of the canon of the New Testament, they have also been, and continue to be, foundational to Christian theology and Christian ethics. The Epistle to the Hebrews was also anciently attributed to Paul, but does not bear his name. Several of the letters are thought by most modern scholars to be pseudepigraphic, that is, not actually written by Paul of Tarsus even if attributed to him within the letters themselves, or, arguably, even forgeries intended to justify certain later beliefs. Details of the arguments regarding this issue are addressed more specifically in the articles about each epistle. These are the 7 letters (with consensus dates)[3] considered genuine by most scholars (see main article Authorship of the Pauline epistles: section The undisputed epistles): First Thessalonians (ca. 51 AD) Philippians (ca. 52-54 AD) Philemon (ca. 52-54 AD) First Corinthians (ca. 53-54 AD) Galatians (ca. 55 AD) Second Corinthians (ca. 55-56 AD) Romans (ca. 55-58 AD) The letters thought to be pseudepigraphic by the majority of modern scholars include:[4] Pastoral epistles First Timothy Second Timothy Titus The letters on which modern scholars are about evenly divided are:[4] Ephesians Colossians Second Thessalonians An anonymous text that nearly all modern scholars agree was probably not written by Paulis: Hebrews Additional readings New Testament Scholars Establishing Quranic Vision of the Bible The Gospel of Thomas Where is the Injil: is it the Q document or 'Q?'  Watch the documentary in the Muslim Times: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Muslim Times' Editorial team: If you like what you see, please forward it to friends and family.  To know more about us: click here. 1-800-WHY-ISLAM (English, Spanish and Bengali)

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