"Canonical apocalypses apparently in public circulation since time of
claimed authors, no reason to this this true
for apocryphal ones.
"Compare Gospel of Thomas: ÒThese are the secret wordsÉÓ and Joseph
Smith ÔfindingÕ golden plates.
"I think the apocryphal apocalypses were semi-secret works of Mormon-like
groups in antiquity.
"Semi-secret because all such groups have occasional cases of
apostasy.