by Johanne GT Joan
Strategy of falsification
The forger fragmented the chapters from the authentic Gospels and distributed them among different evangelists in the New Testament, in a completely different context. Extensive passages of text were removed from the original chapters and only fragments were published, which were reformulated to give them a different meaning.
Because the underlying motif was carefully concealed, the forger succeeded in manipulating the authentic texts in such a way that a comparison of the original and the forgery did not immediately lead to a recognizable difference in meaning.
The forger's patterns, methods and intentions
The pattern was quickly recognizable: the falsifier used signal words from the authentic Gospels to give them a different meaning in a different context – often in fantastic narratives – always with a specific purpose and goal in mind.
Symbolism was transformed into real-life scenarios and vice versa. In this way, the forger succeeded in proclaiming the opposite with the same words, even in keeping with the Old Testament.
The mere negation of a sentence was a common method of falsification. Even swapping a single word, such as a preposition, could completely change the meaning of a sentence.
The similarity of the terms was obviously intended to evoke a sense of déjà vu in readers, but also—as I only realized later—to provide a foundation for the questionable doctrine of grace: Followers were influenced in their critical thinking by fantastical content. They were encouraged not to use their reason, with belief in the unbelievable considered a virtue to demonstrate one's faith. A doubter would ultimately not inherit eternal life. Since faith is unmeasurable, everyone claimed to be saved by their faith.
On the basis of the fantastic depictions in the Bible, it was not difficult for the falsifier to make credible a religion of grace that seemed as absurd as the claim that Jesus had raised already decayed corpses to life, calmed the storm, or walked on water.
"It gradually became apparent that the entire NT was written, or rather falsified, according to the same principle."
The followers of this religion of grace believed they belonged to a religion that, in reality, was not one, since it consisted solely of believing that Jesus had died for their sins. They were taught that they were inherently evil and incapable of obeying divine commandments, which necessitated the reason for Jesus' death on the cross.
Over time it became clear that the entire New Testament written or falsified according to the same principle
This approach only allowed the conclusion that the New Testament and essential parts of the Old Testament originate from one and the same source and that all the writings of the New Testament were composed at the same time, with the authentic Gospels used having to form a unity.