Such Gnostic gospels often claimed that the prominent apostles of Jesus misunderstood his message and that there is a secret teaching that Jesus passed on that was understood by only a select few.
وقد روَّج هؤلاء تعاليم مؤسسة على كتاباتهم الخاصة التي ازدادت خلال القرن الثاني الميلادي .‏