[Joshua]

There are teachings in the WMS that focus heavily on the council of Nicea and some of the things that might of might not have happened. I've just read about the Book of Thomas which is one of the books that the council decided not to cannonize into the New Testament. One part of this book suggest that Jesus strived to make women into males and that all women should strive to be like males. God doesn't make mistakes and I certainly don't see women as being something that God wants to change. No other part of the Bible supports this kind of idea. I appreciate the council of Nicea for seeing things like this as not being of God and choosing not to include this. Any thought on this?

[emil]

[emil]

Renita I think you are confusing the book of Thomas with Thomas the apostle. There were many such books written using the names of apostles but they were not written by the apostles themselves. Just someone else using their name. There is even a book of Judas which obviously was written after he committed suicide. Most of these writings are late second century. Some are from Gnostic writers using the apostles' names.

BTW Timothy was wriiten by Paul. It is a kind of nick name for the letter of Paul to Timothy. Likewise Titus, Philemon, Romans, Galatians, etc.

[Love'n Honey]

You’re right.. I am confused… ok, so not every apostle wrote scripture. Some disciples did but they weren’t included. I was jeremiah didn’t even write the book of jeremiah. Hal??