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[mcrowder]

Can you point me toward the scripture that tells us that the 4 gospels hand-selected from the numerous writings of the time were "inspired" while the others weren't? I can't find that.

I will admit that my "cynicism" (as it's been called by the best of friends with the best of intentions) stems more from the editors of 300 ad than it does from the numerous original writers of the scripture. I do believe that these folks were relating events as they recalled them. And I do believe that the people who finally put these words on paper many years later after numerous tellings and retellings thought that they were divinely inspired in their writings. My "cynicism" is directed more at those folks who seemed to have an agenda when putting together the very first bible. It's obvious to the unbiased reader (hard to find one of those, I suppose - self included if I am forced to admit it) that the writings were intentionally skewed to present a particular image. Whether they did this from the POV of trying to portray what they thought was the truth, or for less altruistic reasons, is lost to the ravages of time.