Did Constantine personally select the books of the New Testament?
Although the official canon was still years from being finalized, the New Testament of today was deemed authentic more than two centuries before the Council of Nicaea. 3) Were the Gnostic gospels banned by men to suppress women in the early church? Ironically, it is the Gnostic gospel of Thomas that demeans women. It ends (supposedly quoting Peter) with this eye-popping statement: “Let Mary go away from us, because women are not worthy of life.” Then Jesus allegedly tells Peter that he will turn Mary into a male so that she may enter the kingdom of heaven. In other words, women are inferior. In stark contrast, the Jesus of the biblical Gospels always treated women with dignity and respect (woman at the well). Galatians 3:28 also tells us, “There is no longer Jew or Gentile, slave or free, male or female. For you are all Christians — you are one in Christ Jesus.” 4) Did Jesus and Mary Magdalene secretly get married and have a child? The juiciest part of the Da Vinci conspiracy is the cl
