The canon of the Bible and its inspiration
The Holy Bible is the great treasure of the Church and the standard of its faith and life: the Old Testament bears testimony to the revelation of the Triune God about Himself.
Apocryphal literature and the Gospel of Thomas
Apocryphal literature, or apocryphal Gospels, are writings that were written (mostly) during the period of writing down the books of the New Testament, and gave themselves a legal status.
What are the esoteric (apocryphal) Gospels and why did the Church reject them? Are these writings of any benefit?
The Greek word apocrypha means “hidden, esoteric, unknown.” The esoteric gospels were given this name because they were filled with the theology and ideas of their writers
Simon the Magician
Heresies have appeared in Christianity since the time of the apostles themselves. The Book of Acts of the Apostles tells us about the first heresy in Christianity