(2009) Produced by Discovery Channel. This is a solid overview of the "Lost Gospels", the Nag Hammadi Scrolls of the Gnostic Essenes (from as early as 250 BC until approximately 30 AD), which were the basis for the New Testament. The Knights Templar, and the Gnostic Cathars, had earlier copies of the Lost Gospels (from the Temple of Solomon) before other copies were re-discovered in the 1950's. These additional scriptures include the famous Gospel of Saint Thomas (featured in the Hollywood movie "Stigmata"), and the Gospel of Mary Magdalene, which were very important to Templarism and Gnostic practices of the Knights Templar. DEFENDING THE FAITH ------------------------------------ Academic and scholarly research that reveals the deeper underlying roots and origins of Christianity is often mistakenly used to attack the principle of faith. In the ecclesiastical opinion of the Sovereign Magistral Order of the Temple of Solomon, as the original and direct lineal continuation of the Knights Templar from 1118 AD, such criticism is superficial, deceptive, and based solely upon bad logic. Jesus the Essene Nazarene is famous for "teaching in parables", which by definition means that the Gospels were always all about metaphor. There is absolutely nothing anywhere in the Old Testament or New Testament that says that the Bible must be taken literally, and even the Nicean Council which edited the Gospels knowingly left in a multitude of original metaphorical keys and clues to the true ancient wisdom. Jesus himself constantly emphasized that initiates who are aware of the topics and precepts, metaphorically "those with eyes to see", can easily pick up on the symbolic clues to read into the Gospels their full original more ancient meanings. When educational research proves that things that people say about the Bible is not true, it is easy enough to see that the Bible itself does preserve that truth in its own actual authentic words. This is no reason to criticize faith, and does not undermine Christianity nor any other denomination or faith. Indeed, it is the ancient roots and deeper esoteric secrets underlying the religion that in fact give it much more legitimacy, greater relevance, and stronger significance to having real faith in the modern era. COPYRIGHT ISSUES & FAIR USE --------------------------------------------------- This video is part of the "Educational Documentary Film Series" of the Sovereign Magistral Order of the Temple of Solomon, collectively comprising a "Video Library" consisting of an overall derivative work in its own right. This educational documentary film is provided by our non-profit organization strictly for academic and research purposes. The video itself is presented as tangible evidence, for academic citation, proving that certain historical facts or conclusions of historians have been recognized or referred to by mass media outlets or other researchers. It is thus provided as a "living footnote", referred to in our own original more academic and scholarly research, in support of our own original works. It is our good faith belief, verified to the best of our ability, that the author of this video has already caused or allowed it to be made freely available non-commercially to the general public. Original credits have been preserved (if such were contained in the work). It has been digitally re-mastered to improve video and audio quality. Accordingly, this use cannot infringe on the economic nor attributional value to the author. This constitutes "Fair Use" under the laws of the United States (17 USC 107), and "Fair Dealing" under the laws of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and other countries. If you are the author, producer or lawful owner of copyrights in this work, and you believe that we have mistakenly identified it as under Commons License authorized for non-commercial Fair Use, please DO NOT make complaints to YouTube or otherwise. If you SIMPLY REQUEST removal of the video directly to us (through our Email or Website which are disclosed in this YouTube Channel), and provide any evidence indicating that you reasonably hold rights in the work, we will GLADLY REMOVE it promptly and voluntarily. Please respect that this Channel is needed to present many of our own original works that we are developing as quickly as we can, so it is not necessary to cause problems with the service provider only to enforce your rights, which we are committed to absolutely honour at your lawful and credible request.

• published: 24 Sep 2013
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