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"The lady doth protest too much, methinks."
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We have early papyrus fragments and even a full codex of the Greek that match...pre Nicene Council.
The scriptures "approved" for canon were already in use in bodies of believers at the time. Many 2nd century believers like the bishop Irenaeus and Polycarp wrote about the usage of the 4 gospels.
There are more than good reasons to reject books like the Book of Thomas which were written 2nd century or later.
The esoteric idea that there are "hidden" books is largely a narrative pushed by people like Dan Brown who serve freemasonry or their ideology. See all the masonic symbols in his work for instance.
Here's the problem, answer these questions:
When were the dozens of other gospels written?
Do they contain first-hand eye witness accounts?
Do they contain details about location, etc that lend credibility to it being an account of what happened? Try reading the Quran sometime and you will see a similar problem. Jesus in those fanfiction works is often a "floating head" of wisdom with no physical location described.
Since you agree Jesus called himself the "Son of Man", what does "Son of Man" refer to in the Old Testament?
What does Jesus say about the Son of Man in Matthew 12:8, Mark 2:28, Luke 6:5? Is that a title reserved for the one true God?
Is there anything else in Matthew, Mark, Luke that Jesus does, that only God can do? Like forgive sins. I once tried to read through Matthew with my Muslim friend and he couldn't get past Matthew 9 because he understands the implication of Jesus forgiving sins.
What do the demons call Jesus in Matthew 8?
Who is The Angel of the LORD in the Old Testament? Does He have a physical body? How do people react and talk to Him?
What does scripture say about sorcerers?
I'm not arguing against Genesis, John, and Exodus.
Jesus is YHWH as part of the Trinity. He many times in all 4 gospels claims to have attributes and authority given to God alone. He does not correct the disciples or others when they worship Him. You bear the burden of proof in claiming that Jesus did not mean these things because that is what the plain reading of the scripture as a whole says.
Further, when you look at Genesis and other parts of the Old Testament you will see God refer to Himself as "Us"
Genesis 1:26: “God said, ‘Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.’” Genesis 3:22: “The Lord God said, ‘Behold, the man has become like one of Us, to know good and evil. And now, lest he put out his hand and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever.’” Genesis 11:7: “‘Come, let Us go down and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.’” Isaiah 6:8: “I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: ‘Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?’ Then I said, ‘Here am I. Send me.’”
What does Isaiah say about Messiah? That He was there at the beginning. “‘Come near to Me, hear this: I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, I was there. And now the Lord GOD and His Spirit Have sent Me’” (Isa. 48:16)
How does Hagar respond to the Angel of the LORD? 10 The angel of the Lord also said to her, “I will surely multiply your offspring so that they cannot be numbered for multitude.” 11 And the angel of the Lord said to her,
“Behold, you are pregnant and shall bear a son. You shall call his name Ishmael,3 because the Lord has listened to your affliction.
12 He shall be a wild donkey of a man, his hand against everyone and everyone’s hand against him, and he shall dwell jover against all his kinsmen.”
13 So she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, “You are a God of seeing,”4 for she said, “Truly here I have seen him who looks after me.”
There are many more examples. Do not be deceived by masonic influenced Unitarians and the Pope who wish to push for a one world religion that rejects Jesus as Lord. For they are anti-Christs.