Lost scriptures: books that did not make it into the New Testament by [edited by] Bart D. Ehrman Read Free Book Online

plainly visible, and they will be pulled
    became manifest through their image.’ If
    up and burned.”
    they say to you, ‘Is it you?’ say, ‘We are
    58 Jesus said, “Blessed is the man who
    its children, and we are the elect of the
    has suffered and found life.”
    living father.’ If they ask you, ‘What is
    59 Jesus said, “Take heed of the living
    the sign of your father in you?’, say to
    one while you are alive, lest you die and
    them, ‘It is movement and repose.’ ”
    seek to see him and be unable to do so.”
    51 His disciples said to him, “When
    60 �They saw� a Samaritan carrying
    will the repose of the dead come about,
    a lamb on his way to Judea. He said to
    and when will the new world come?”
    his disciples, “That man is round about
    He said to them, “What you look forthe lamb.”
    ward to has already come, but you do not
    They said to him, “So that he may kill
    recognize it.”
    it and eat it.”
    52 His disciples said to him, “Twenty
    He said to them, “While it is alive, he
    four prophets spoke in Israel, and all of
    will not eat it, but only when he has killed
    them spoke in you.”
    it and it has become a corpse.”
    He said to them, “You have omitted
    They said to him, “He cannot do so
    the one living in your presence and have
    otherwise.”
    spoken (only) of the dead.”
    He said to them, “You too, look for a

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    place for yourselves within repose, lest
    him, ‘My master invites you.’ He said to
    you become a corpse and be eaten.”
    him, ‘I have just bought a farm, and I am
    61 Jesus said, “Two will rest on a bed:
    on my way to collect the rent. I shall not
    the one will die, and the other will live.”
    be able to come. I ask to be excused.’
    Salome said, “Who are you, man, that
    The servant returned and said to his masyou . . . have come up on my couch and ter, ‘Those whom you invited to the dineaten from my table?”
    ner have asked to be excused.’ The master
    Jesus said to her, “I am he who exists
    said to his servant, ‘Go outside to the
    from the undivided. I was given some of
    streets and bring back those whom you
    the things of my father.”
    happen to meet, so that they may dine.’
    � . . . � “I am your disciple.”
    Businessmen and merchants [will] not
    � . . . � “Therefore I say, if he is deenter the places of my father.”
    stroyed he will be filled with light, but if
    65 He said, “There was a good man
    he is divided, he will be filled with
    who owned a vineyard. He leased it to
    darkness.”
    tenant farmers so that they might work it
    62 Jesus said, “It is to those [who are
    and he might collect the produce from
    worthy of my] mysteries that I tell my
    them. He sent his servant so that the
    mysteries. Do not let your (sg.) left hand
    tenants might give him the produce of the
    know what your (sg.) right hand is
    vineyard. They seized his servant and
    doing.”
    beat him, all but killing him. The servant
    63 Jesus said, “There was a rich man
    went back and told his master. The master
    who had much money. He said, ‘I shall
    said, ‘Perhaps he did not recognize them.’
    put my money to use so that I may sow,
    He sent another servant. The tenants beat
    reap, plant, and fill my storehouse with
    this one as well. Then the owner sent his
    produce, with the result that I shall lack
    son and said, ‘Perhaps they will show
    nothing.’ Such were his intentions, but
    respect to my son.’ Because the tenants
    that same night he died. Let him who has
    knew that it was he who was the heir to
    ears hear.”
    the vineyard, they seized him and killed
    64 Jesus said, “A man had received vishim. Let him who has ears hear.”
    itors. And when he had prepared the din
    66 Jesus said, “Show me the stone
    ner, he sent his servant to invite the
    which the builders have rejected. That
    guests. He went to the first one and said
    one is the cornerstone.”
    to him, ‘My master invites you.’ He said,
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