Little is known of the St. Thomas Christian beliefs in India before the Christians arrived and slaughtered them. About the only thing we know is that they...
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Ank Kelly
ciberwytch...
Apr 18, 2010 5:41 pm
Christianity spread further than that, see site: http://www.sevenpillarshouse.org/article/the_jesus_sutras_an_ancient_message_for_a_post_modernist_future/ and...
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kurt31416
Apr 18, 2010 11:40 pm
All interesting, but Thomas in India would be first century, not seventh century....
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brian
humbleservan...
Apr 19, 2010 11:31 pm
hello d. tackett, is that your first time reading the bible?...
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lady_caritas
Apr 20, 2010 5:49 pm
Hello, Brian. D. Tackett offered various points that could provide fodder for discussion. Unfortunately, D. left the group recently (before you posted), and...
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brian
humbleservan...
Apr 20, 2010 8:57 pm
thanks cari! i was just poking fun at him,probably should have ignored him....
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kurt31416
Apr 29, 2010 12:57 pm
INTRODUCTION: The "genuine" letters of Paul first show up as a complete edited set. Some letters are more than one combined. All have titles Paul didn't give...
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kurt31416
Apr 29, 2010 1:04 pm
Q-Thomas, A Fine Example of Explicit Superstition Little in biblical scholarship is as revealing of truth, as what is left of Q after you remove the Thomas and...
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Mark
larockpitts
Apr 29, 2010 4:10 pm
Kurt31416, Superstition in one age is sound religion in another. Mark...
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kurt31416
Apr 29, 2010 7:42 pm
Hi Mark, Superstition from the viewpoint of science. If that can't be defined, nothing can be defined. Not a lot of change in that in the last few centuries. ...
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Mark
larockpitts
Apr 30, 2010 12:10 am
Hi Kurt, But science as defined by which age? And there has been a lot of change in that in the last few centuries. Mark...
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kurt31416
Apr 30, 2010 1:28 am
Hi Mark, Science defined by any age. I know of no changes in science on the non-superstitious things in Thomas. Miracles, angels, devils, walking zombies,...
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Mark
larockpitts
Apr 30, 2010 9:22 pm
Hi Rick, I agree that there is much in the early writings of the Church, including the gospels as found in the NT, that are superstitious and that fly counter...
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kurt31416
May 1, 2010 4:25 am
Hi Mark, Here's what I identify as superstition in the Christian Gospels, and not in Thomas. Seems that's been pretty stable for at least a few centuries... No...
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kurt31416
May 1, 2010 4:54 am
In summary, yes, I believe Jesus was a rather special man that didn't have a superstitious bone in his body, and the Gospel of Thomas was written when he was...
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Mark
larockpitts
May 1, 2010 12:18 pm
Rick, Thanks for the responses. Mark...
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kurt31416
May 9, 2010 8:13 pm
Grigory Perelman Uncertain if He Should Be Rewarded for Proving Existence of God There is hardly anyone who did not hear about Grigory Perelman, the reclusive...
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kurt31416
May 16, 2010 6:50 am
Ezekiel, John the Baptist, and the Five Trees of Paradise Introduction: There are ten Gospel of Thomas sayings that have no parallels in the famous "Funk39;s...
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kurt31416
May 17, 2010 12:37 am
Science, Superstition, and the Doubting Gospel of Thomas Disclaimer: First, it needs to be pointed out no claim is being made of exalted status for science....
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regeneratia
Aug 2, 2010 6:28 am
nice to see you here, Cari (M). In the old days, we discussed with Old bear on a different board. Do you remember that?...
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pmcvflag
Aug 8, 2010 7:53 pm
Hey Regeneratia Just a quick note, Lady Cari has decided to no longer administrate this group and has unsubbed to follow other interests. PMCV...
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sbaldwin2
Jan 3, 2011 9:27 pm
greetings, Question - which of the various Bible translations out on the market represent the gnostic thought or as close as can be? Open to ideas. Thank you, ...
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ken5906
Jan 9, 2011 4:11 pm
... Hi Steven, The regulars seem to be asleep so I'll give my opinion. I don't think you will find Gnosticism in the literalist bible. IMO the best place to...
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JmessL9
Jan 10, 2011 1:45 am
Ken....I have found many passages even whole chapters within the Bible that support the Gnostic view point. To me though, the thing about Truth I am not so...
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ken5906
Jan 12, 2011 1:47 am
... Sure, you can find stuff like that mixed in among all the stuff the literalists added, but why bother? If you want to know what the Gnostics believed why...
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JmessL9
Jan 15, 2011 6:52 am
Ken..sorry i directed my post to you...when it was Steven that asked the question...however since you responded may I answer your question, 'Why' read the...
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banderaken
Jan 20, 2011 1:51 am
... No. I'm not searching. I found what I was searching for several years ago. However what I found and how I found it has nothing to do with the focus of this...
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Mark
larockpitts
Jan 21, 2011 2:31 am
Steven, This is a good question. All translations are interpretations. Interpretations are based on a worldview. When presented with more than one alternative...
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Shohn
bigshohn
Jan 21, 2011 2:26 pm
Shalom Steven: This may help: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d.html/ref=redir_mdp_mobile/184-0669574-9402011?a=1563380390 It is just a start though. Coconut pie, ...