Project Gutenberg 2004-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 52 Wake, William 1657 1737 The suppressed Gospels and Epistles of the original New Testament of Jesus the Christ, Volume 9, Hermas This eBook was produced by David Widger. Additional proofing was done by Curtis A. Weyant "The Suppressed Gospels and Epistles of the Original New Testament of Jesus the Christ" is a collection of early Christian writings, likely compiled during the late 19th century. This work revisits ancient texts attributed to Jesus' apostles and their disciples, including documents that were excluded from the canonical New Testament, shedding light on the divergent beliefs and practices of early Christian communities before their suppression by ecclesiastical authorities. The opening of this compilation features a translated segment of "The Book of Hermas," specifically focusing on a series of visions experienced by Hermas, a character expressing deep moral and spiritual concerns. In his visions, he encounters symbols and figures representing various virtues and vices, receiving guidance on faith, repentance, and Christian conduct. The narrative explores themes of sin, forgiveness, and the importance of maintaining a pure heart, addressing challenges faced by believers in light of the trials and tribulations they encounter in their faith journey. This introduction draws the reader into the complex interplay between personal morality and community belief in early Christianity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Apocryphal books (New Testament) BS Text Category: History - Religious Category: Religion/Spirituality 266412 2025-07-03T07:56:41.611046 text/html 266233 2025-01-09T23:26:39.554437 text/html 193480 2025-07-03T07:56:48.745039 application/epub+zip 195645 2025-07-03T07:56:45.137046 application/epub+zip 149560 2025-07-03T07:56:43.917059 application/epub+zip 462954 2025-07-03T07:56:51.444549 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 442395 2025-07-03T07:56:47.935059 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 191693 2022-09-03T12:15:39.484265 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 235688 2025-07-03T07:56:41.195130 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 230541 2020-12-29T18:41:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16905 2025-07-03T07:56:51.577492 application/rdf+xml 26623 2025-07-03T07:56:44.410026 image/jpeg 4868 2025-07-03T07:56:44.160039 image/jpeg 79319 2020-12-29T18:41:19 application/octet-stream application/zip 192950 2025-07-03T07:56:41.631049 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia