You might not know this, but when we found the Gnostic/apocryphal Gospels (Gospel of Peter, Thomas, Judas, Mary, etc.) it didn’t surprise us. In one way we *expected* to find them because early Christians were writing about how they contained incorrect and false stories about who Jesus was. When we dug them out of the sand all we discovered was that the early church was exactly right in the errors they described them containing. | Wes Huff

Mystery Versus History The Gnostic gospels are not historical ac­counts of Jesus’ life but instead are largely esoteric sayings, shrouded in mystery, leaving out historical details such as names, places, and events. This is in strik­ing contrast to the New Testament Gospels, which contain innumerable historical facts about Jesus’ life, ministry, and words. Who would you be more likely to believe—someone who says, “Hey, I’ve got some secret facts that were mysteriously revealed to me,” or someone