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They left them out cause there in contradiction with ones they kept unfortunately. They promote ideas that lead one to look more in the mystical and make one ask metaphorical questions when looking towards answers and asking questions in regards to the Creator. Constantine at the time of the council of nicea seemed to believe Christianity was confusing and needed a straight forward doctrine that could help control the masses much like the previous ideology did. It's highly possibly all those writings which we consider scripture where notes compiled of various more complete scripture that had been preserved from being destroyed, the originals being burnt.
Not credible. The Dead Sea Scrolls were written well before the Council of Nicea, and have been available as a reference for the Old Testament books. The Apocrypha are generally available, but not accepted as canon. The definitive doctrine of the Christian church was sealed in the New Testament.
Most of the are dubious authenticity, or gnostic.
You can read the early church father's if you are curious about the original faith handed down by the Apostles. Irenaeus for example was the student of Polycarp, who was the student of John the Theologian and Apostle.