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| The fragments of a gospel now known as the Gospel of the Holy Twelve, translated from the Aramaic, is represented by the Essenes<ref>''[http://www.thenazareneway.com/ght_explanatory_preface.htm</ref> as being one of the most ancient and complete fragments of the Jewish Christian Movement. According to the Essenes, Apostle John wrote the Gospel while incarcerated, and once completed, he made it known to the other Apostles, after which, to protect it from falsification, a trusted disciple took the Gospel to hide it in a Buddhist Monastery in Tibet. Proof the Apostles would have taken such a precaution, is in Chapter II of Apostle Peter’s epistle to James, Bishop of Jerusalem. Said epistle is in The Clementine Homilies, <ref>"The Clementine Homilies." Cause---The-Clementine-Homilies. Ed. Rev. Alexander Roberts, D.D. and James Donaldson, LLD. T. & T. Clark, Edinburgh, 1 Jan. 1870. Web. 10 Jan. 2009.</ref> which will soon be addressed. | |||
| ''The Gospel of the Holy Twelve'' presents ] versions of traditional teachings and events described in the canonical ]. The first collected volume was issued by The Order of At-One-Ment and United Templars Society—a publishing imprint which the author had established in 1881. The explanatory preface referred to an ancient source manuscript "preserved in the Monasteries of Thibet" which has never been produced or proven to exist. In subsequent editions, released during the early 1900s, the anonymous Editors revised their claim by stating that the text was "communicated" by departed mystics "in dreams and visions of the night". | |||
| The Essenes represent the Gospel of the Holy Twelve had been found during 1870, by Fr. Placidus. While research has not been conducted to substantiate the Essenes’ claims, substantial research has been conducted that validates the Gospel of the Holy Twelve as being authentic, and that fact is supported by several biblical resources. | |||
| The work remains unrecognised by academic ] and has been dismissed by modern theologians and historians of the ] movement. In response to a campaign by ] which claimed "] was a Vegetarian", the Reverend Professor ] referred to ''The Gospel of the Holy Twelve'' and similar publications, stating, "try as I may, I can find no evidence for their antiquity and I deeply fear that they are works of fiction."<ref>'Was Jesus a Vegetarian? Andrew Linzey,''The Animals Agenda'' (Animal Rights Network Inc) January/February 2000</ref> Richard Alan Young, a Professor of New Testament Studies has similarly stated, "It appears that Ouseley created ''The Gospel of the Holy Twelve'' in support of ] and vegetarianism." <ref>Young, Richard Alan ''Is God a Vegetarian?'' (Open Court Publishing, 1999)</ref> | |||
| The Gospel of the Holy Twelve contains an abundance of Verses wherein the Messiah, Jesus, preached often against the bloody sacrifices of the law; said law being the rituals and sacrifice laws as they are recorded in Exodus, Chapter 29, Verses 10 thru 42. The aforementioned Exodus Verses contain statements that indicate the Lord gave those rituals and laws to Moses. Important: in addition to preaching against the bloody sacrifices of the law, it is also recorded in the Gospel of the Holy Twelve, that Jesus told His disciples He came into the world to end the bloody sacrifices of the law. | |||
| The thematic tendency of Rev Ouseley to revise and rewrite traditional Biblical passages along vegetarian lines in the course of his publishing activity is examined by John M. Gilheany, who notes that the authenticity of the ''Gospel of the Holy Twelve'' was severely challenged by animal rights pioneer ] (1851–1939) in a ] as well as in the vegetarian press.<ref>. Christian Vegetarianism – an archive.</ref> | |||
| There are three biblical resources that support the fact that Jesus did preach against the blood sacrifices of the law, and also the fact He came into the world to end them. Those resources also confirm numerous other lessons within the Gospel of the Holy Twelve, which Jesus taught, yet are not found in the New Testament. All the various verifications contained in the biblical resources mentioned, validate the Gospel of the Holy Twelve to be an authentic writing, and those resources are: 1 - the Old Testament of the Catholic Bible; 2 - the Old Testament of the King James Bible; and 3 - The Clementine Homilies. | |||
| The Clementine Homilies, of the Ante-Nicene Christian Library, and edited by Rev. Alexander Roberts, D.D., and James Donaldson, LL.D., contains the writings of early Church Father, Clement of Rome. Clement had been personally trained by Apostle Peter in Jesus’ Doctrine, and Peter appointed Clement to be a Church Father. The Homilies are a record of the lessons Peter taught. The Homilies also contain an epistle from Apostle Peter to James, Bishop of Jerusalem, and an epistle from Clement to James. The messages delivered in the epistles, and the record of the lessons Apostle Peter taught that are within the Homilies, mirror the messages of the lessons contained in the Gospel of the Holy Twelve. | |||
| As previously mentioned, The Gospel of the Holy Twelve contains numerous important lessons Jesus taught that have not been included in the New Testament, yet are confirmed by the aforementioned biblical resources as being of Jesus. With that being stated, only one aspect of that which Jesus taught, that is not in the New Testament, but is affirmed by the biblical resources as being of Jesus, will be addressed. The Old Testaments within the Catholic Bible, and the King James Bible, that will be quoted, are those of the Douay Version, and the King James Version, respectively, and those versions were printed during the same era. | |||
| First to be addressed is Isaiah 1:11-12, wherein the Lord makes clear to Isaiah the fact that the blood sacrifice is an abomination to Him, and He asks Isaiah who required them to be done? | |||
| Next, in Jeremiah 7:22, the Lord told Jeremiah that He did not command burnt offerings or sacrifices when He took the Jews out of Egypt. | |||
| Next, it is written in Malachi 1:11, the Lord had said that in every place incense and a pure offering shall be offered unto Him, and Jesus taught that same lesson in the Gospel of the Holy Twelve. Isaiah 1:11-12, and Jeremiah 7:22, make it clear the blood sacrifice is not a pure offering. | |||
| Also, Malachi 3:6, tells us that the Lord does not change. Being He does not change, then there is a problem between the lessons given in Exodus 29:10-42, and those in Isaiah 1:11-12, and Jeremiah 7:22, and in Malachi 1:11. The Exodus lessons diametrically oppose those of Isaiah, Jeremiah and Malachi, and thus being, only one side of those lessons can be of the Lord, not both. | |||
| Earlier, this statement was identified in the Gospel of the Holy Twelve: Jesus told His disciples He came to end the blood sacrifices of the law. Jesus did so in accordance with prophecies given in Daniel 8:11 and 9:27. Daniel 8:11 states the prince of the host will take away the daily sacrifice, and Daniel 9:25 tells us the Messiah is the prince. Daniel 9:27 tells us the Messiah would end the daily sacrifice in the midst of the week. If one invests the time to research the Old Testament to obtain the needed information, to calculate the time given in prophecy in Daniel 9:24-27, they would learn that the Messiah did indeed end the daily sacrifice, right on time, according to the prophecy as given in 9:27: in the midst of the week. | |||
| The facts thus far presented, bring to light the reality the Old Testament contains falsehoods of men, which are traditionally taught as being of God. In addition, the resources crystallize this fact: Jesus preached against the blood sacrifices of the law, yet that fact is not revealed in the New Testament. It is significant that such an important fact regarding Jesus has not been disclosed in the New Testament, and as previously mentioned, there are many other important facts Jesus taught that have not been included. | |||
| The Gospel of the Holy Twelve can be obtained as a free download thru the Essenes website, and can also be purchased in bookstores, as well as on Amazon. The Clementine Homilies can be purchased thru Amazon. | |||
| == References == | == References == | ||
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The Gospel of the Holy Twelve is a disputed apocryphal publication which was first serialised in The Lindsey and Lincolnshire Star newspaper between July 30, 1898 and March 10, 1901.
The first collected edition of essays (or 'Lections') by the author, a former clergyman, Rev. Gideon Jasper Richard Ouseley (1834–1906) was published in 1901. By the time of Ouseley's death the title was out of print but the executor of his manuscript, Samuel Hopgood Hart (1865–1958) re-issued the text in 1924. There have been numerous editions published since the 1950s and the title remains in print and on the Internet.
Controversy
The fragments of a gospel now known as the Gospel of the Holy Twelve, translated from the Aramaic, is represented by the Essenes as being one of the most ancient and complete fragments of the Jewish Christian Movement. According to the Essenes, Apostle John wrote the Gospel while incarcerated, and once completed, he made it known to the other Apostles, after which, to protect it from falsification, a trusted disciple took the Gospel to hide it in a Buddhist Monastery in Tibet. Proof the Apostles would have taken such a precaution, is in Chapter II of Apostle Peter’s epistle to James, Bishop of Jerusalem. Said epistle is in The Clementine Homilies, which will soon be addressed.
The Essenes represent the Gospel of the Holy Twelve had been found during 1870, by Fr. Placidus. While research has not been conducted to substantiate the Essenes’ claims, substantial research has been conducted that validates the Gospel of the Holy Twelve as being authentic, and that fact is supported by several biblical resources.
The Gospel of the Holy Twelve contains an abundance of Verses wherein the Messiah, Jesus, preached often against the bloody sacrifices of the law; said law being the rituals and sacrifice laws as they are recorded in Exodus, Chapter 29, Verses 10 thru 42. The aforementioned Exodus Verses contain statements that indicate the Lord gave those rituals and laws to Moses. Important: in addition to preaching against the bloody sacrifices of the law, it is also recorded in the Gospel of the Holy Twelve, that Jesus told His disciples He came into the world to end the bloody sacrifices of the law.
There are three biblical resources that support the fact that Jesus did preach against the blood sacrifices of the law, and also the fact He came into the world to end them. Those resources also confirm numerous other lessons within the Gospel of the Holy Twelve, which Jesus taught, yet are not found in the New Testament. All the various verifications contained in the biblical resources mentioned, validate the Gospel of the Holy Twelve to be an authentic writing, and those resources are: 1 - the Old Testament of the Catholic Bible; 2 - the Old Testament of the King James Bible; and 3 - The Clementine Homilies.
The Clementine Homilies, of the Ante-Nicene Christian Library, and edited by Rev. Alexander Roberts, D.D., and James Donaldson, LL.D., contains the writings of early Church Father, Clement of Rome. Clement had been personally trained by Apostle Peter in Jesus’ Doctrine, and Peter appointed Clement to be a Church Father. The Homilies are a record of the lessons Peter taught. The Homilies also contain an epistle from Apostle Peter to James, Bishop of Jerusalem, and an epistle from Clement to James. The messages delivered in the epistles, and the record of the lessons Apostle Peter taught that are within the Homilies, mirror the messages of the lessons contained in the Gospel of the Holy Twelve.
As previously mentioned, The Gospel of the Holy Twelve contains numerous important lessons Jesus taught that have not been included in the New Testament, yet are confirmed by the aforementioned biblical resources as being of Jesus. With that being stated, only one aspect of that which Jesus taught, that is not in the New Testament, but is affirmed by the biblical resources as being of Jesus, will be addressed. The Old Testaments within the Catholic Bible, and the King James Bible, that will be quoted, are those of the Douay Version, and the King James Version, respectively, and those versions were printed during the same era.
First to be addressed is Isaiah 1:11-12, wherein the Lord makes clear to Isaiah the fact that the blood sacrifice is an abomination to Him, and He asks Isaiah who required them to be done?
Next, in Jeremiah 7:22, the Lord told Jeremiah that He did not command burnt offerings or sacrifices when He took the Jews out of Egypt.
Next, it is written in Malachi 1:11, the Lord had said that in every place incense and a pure offering shall be offered unto Him, and Jesus taught that same lesson in the Gospel of the Holy Twelve. Isaiah 1:11-12, and Jeremiah 7:22, make it clear the blood sacrifice is not a pure offering.
Also, Malachi 3:6, tells us that the Lord does not change. Being He does not change, then there is a problem between the lessons given in Exodus 29:10-42, and those in Isaiah 1:11-12, and Jeremiah 7:22, and in Malachi 1:11. The Exodus lessons diametrically oppose those of Isaiah, Jeremiah and Malachi, and thus being, only one side of those lessons can be of the Lord, not both.
Earlier, this statement was identified in the Gospel of the Holy Twelve: Jesus told His disciples He came to end the blood sacrifices of the law. Jesus did so in accordance with prophecies given in Daniel 8:11 and 9:27. Daniel 8:11 states the prince of the host will take away the daily sacrifice, and Daniel 9:25 tells us the Messiah is the prince. Daniel 9:27 tells us the Messiah would end the daily sacrifice in the midst of the week. If one invests the time to research the Old Testament to obtain the needed information, to calculate the time given in prophecy in Daniel 9:24-27, they would learn that the Messiah did indeed end the daily sacrifice, right on time, according to the prophecy as given in 9:27: in the midst of the week.
The facts thus far presented, bring to light the reality the Old Testament contains falsehoods of men, which are traditionally taught as being of God. In addition, the resources crystallize this fact: Jesus preached against the blood sacrifices of the law, yet that fact is not revealed in the New Testament. It is significant that such an important fact regarding Jesus has not been disclosed in the New Testament, and as previously mentioned, there are many other important facts Jesus taught that have not been included.
The Gospel of the Holy Twelve can be obtained as a free download thru the Essenes website, and can also be purchased in bookstores, as well as on Amazon. The Clementine Homilies can be purchased thru Amazon.
References
- Gilheany, John M Familiar Strangers: The Church and the Vegetarian Movement in Britain (1809-2009) (Ascendant Press, 2010) ISBN 978-0-9552945-1-8
- The Gospel of the Holy Twelve. The Nazarene Way of Essenic Studies.
- [http://www.thenazareneway.com/ght_explanatory_preface.htm
- "The Clementine Homilies." Cause---The-Clementine-Homilies. Ed. Rev. Alexander Roberts, D.D. and James Donaldson, LLD. T. & T. Clark, Edinburgh, 1 Jan. 1870. Web. 10 Jan. 2009.