What is the status of Gospels and other lost texts?

God revealed to Jesus the 'Good News' scripture.

Today, whilst the four-canonical gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John may contain fragments of truth, the original teachings of Jesus are lost forever.

The table below lists a few Biblical books and their current status.

1. Mark Canonical Preserved
2. Matthew Canonical Preserved
3. Luke Canonical Preserved
4. John Canonical Preserved
5. Thomas Gnostic Preserved
6. Truth (Valentinian) Gnostic Preserved
7. Coptic The Egyptians Gnostic; Sethian Preserved
8. Nicodemus Preserved, intact, complete
9. Barnabas Preserved, intact, complete
10. Gamaliel Preserved, intact, complete
11. Mary Infancy, early stages of Jesus' life
12. Pseudo-Matthew Infancy, early stages of Jesus' life
13. Infancy Gospel of Thomas Infancy, early stages of Jesus' life
14. James Infancy, early stages of Jesus' life
15. Arabic Gospel Infancy, early stages of Jesus' life
16. Armenian Infancy, early stages of Jesus' life
17. Latin Gospel Infancy, early stages of Jesus' life
18. Syriac Gospel of the Boyhood Infancy, early stages of Jesus' life
19. Judas Partially
20. Peter Partially
21. Lots of Mary Partially
22. Philip Partially
23. Dialogue of the Saviour Fragment, minor pieces, lost
24. Eve Fragment, minor pieces, lost
25. Fayyum Fragment, minor pieces, lost
26. Mani Fragment, minor pieces, lost
27. Oxyrhynchus Papyri Fragment, minor pieces, lost
28. Saviour Fragment, minor pieces, lost
29. Twelve Fragment, minor pieces, lost
30. Papyrus Egerton 2 Fragment, minor pieces, lost
31. Papyrus Berolinensis Fragment, minor pieces, lost ?
32. Papyrus Cairensis Fragment, minor pieces, lost ?
33. Papyrus Merton Fragment, minor pieces, lost ?
34. Strasbourg Fragment, minor pieces, lost ?
35. Ebionites Reconstruct
36. Egyptians Reconstruct
37. Hebrews Reconstruct
38. Secret Gospel of Mark Reconstruct
39. Matthias Reconstruct
40. Nazarenes Reconstruct
41. Q Document Reconstruct
42. Signs Reconstruct
43. Cross Reconstruct
44. Bartholomew Lost, destroyed, no longer available
45. Seventy Lost, destroyed, no longer available
46. Four Heavenly Realms Lost, destroyed, no longer available
47. Perfection Lost, destroyed, no longer available
48. Marcion Lost, destroyed, no longer available
49. Basilides Lost, destroyed, no longer available
50. Andrew Lost, destroyed, no longer available
51. Apelles Lost, destroyed, no longer available
52. Cerinthus Lost, destroyed, no longer available
53. Bardesanes Lost, destroyed, no longer available
54. Encratites Lost, destroyed, no longer available
55. Gnostics Lost, destroyed, no longer available
56. Hesychius Lost, destroyed, no longer available
57. Lucius Lost, destroyed, no longer available
58. Longinus Lost, destroyed, no longer available
59. Manes Lost, destroyed, no longer available
60. Merinthus Lost, destroyed, no longer available
61. Scythianus Lost, destroyed, no longer available
62. Simonides Lost, destroyed, no longer available
63. Tatian Lost, destroyed, no longer available
64. Thaddaeus Lost, destroyed, no longer available
65. Valentinus Lost, destroyed, no longer available
66. Clementine Lost, destroyed, no longer available
67. Nativity of Mary Unknown
68. History of Joseph the Carpenter Unknown
69. Coptic Gospel of the Twelve Unknown
70. Adversary of the Law Unknown
71. Memoirs of the Apostles Unknown
72. Jesus Wife Unknown
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