MAY I HAVE SOME CONTROVERSY PLEASE???

THE BANNED BOOKS OF THE BIBLE...(or, there just had to be an interesting story here, right?)

A long time ago, a group of religious men were assembled together to decide which ancient religious writings were acceptable for inclusion in a book intended to unite all the religious beliefs in the world, the book was to be known as the Bible. Out of hundreds of religious writings, only a small collection were considered okay for the faithful. What made it in was agreed upon by popular vote and based not just on theological discussions, but subjective (and this is a great big important word here SUBJECTIVE) social and political issues as well. The rest of the material that existed was either a repeat of other accepted accounts or it was material considered too disturbing for the eyes of the faithful - not APPROPRIATE for the flock. And, in some cases, these religious writings were banned as heresy (the stuff of the devil and his witches) -- forbidden reading, etc. by those in the know, aka The Church. Some of these banned books tell a very different version of the bible stories that are known today. What the early church fathers wanted people to understand/believe and what was actually purported to have occurred, were sometimes two VERY different things.

Of course these were just some of the MANY strange historical stuffs I snatched up for my own personal plot fodder.

One of the banned books of the Bible is the Book of Enoch which talks about a second group of angles who decided to come to earth and live among humans. The Book of Enoch details the evolution of men and angels. More specifically, that there were indeed fallen angels and, these angels embodied on earth and have continued to embody on earth without interruption for at least half a million years.

Another banned book is the Testament of Solomon (which will also play a part in the Fallen Angels Saga. Purportedly written about the great and wise King Solomon (the dude who offered to hack a baby in half so both mothers who were claiming the child was theirs could each have a portion of said baby). The Testament of Solomon deals with material that was not in the Bible as it is known today. The Testament of Solomon mostly describes particular demons that the popular king enslaved and commanded in order to assist him with the building of the temple, the questions he put to them about their deeds and their answers thereto, and how also, these demons could be thwarted. Essentially, the Testament of Solomon provides a kind of self-help manual against demonic activity. Again, whether you chose to believe these tales or not is up to the reader, the seeker of wisdom, the searcher of truths. For my readers, I want to make sure I present all the material I come across, however unusual, especially the unusual, and let them make up their own minds and in the meantime, deliver an enjoyable read.