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The Gnostic Writings - Coggle Diagram

- - - - It contradicts the canonical gospels since this gospel would serve as a source for other non- canonical works. Sometime after the mid-sixth century, a Latin work now known as the Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew appeared. Sometimes called the Infancy Gospel of Matthew, it is essentially a reworking of the Protoevangelium of James.
- - - - The latter passage parallels a saying attributed to Jesus in the Gospel of Thomas
- - - - Both the Gospel of the Nazarenes and the Gospel of the Ebionites appear to have been works based on and derived from the canonical Gospels. Nine passages remain that testify to a Jewish-Christian Gospel that was probably not dependent on the four canonical works
- - - - The gospel opens with Jesus speaking to the apostles: this section is a pastiche of near-Scripture quotes from all four of the canonical Gospels with occasional novelties
- - - - The gospel is actually written in the form of an epistle but it resembles a Gospel. The contents contain beatitudes, parables, prophecies, and wisdom sayings attributed to Jesus.
- - - - Gnostic concern for the life (and journey) of the human soul is evident, as is reflection on the present and future possibilities for salvation.
- - - - All of this follows the stories of the canonical Gospels closely, though with a few distinctive details. As stated, this revelation might not seem adequate to combat gnostic teaching, which sometimes likened Jesus to an angel, but Jesus also makes clear that he is much more than an angel.