Hello pmcvflag ... Encrantism for one, and its opposite, the official name of which eludes me right now. Also the Platonic idea(l) should be defined, as it...
... made ... as ... Mike, if "encratism" would signify devaluation of or even despising bodily pleasures, then perhaps its opposite might be something like...
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Ok, Mike and Cari, I am taking notes... keep 'em comming. PMCV ... terms ... an ... defined, ... despising ... already ... So, ... too. ... to ... current ... ...
Hello lady_caritas ... Antinimianism was the word I was trying to think of. Most gnostic groups were not strictly either, of course. Regards -- Mike Leavitt...
Hello pmcvflag ... How about some theological terms that gnostics use, like rebirth, or saint, contrasting the gnostic and orthodox definitions. I'm sure ...
Hey, Gerry. ... Thanks for the tip.:) ... Library ... No, I didn't. That would be nice. Until I know the texts better, I need all the help I can get. With...
Hello All: I am fairly new to the group, and wanted to take a moment to introduce myself. I am in Kentucky (not by choice), and practice a mixture of ancient...
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Gerry, I don't know if this is what you're talking about, but the way it reads here I can't tell if one of the Marys is his auntie or his sister. ... jana...
... year ... former ... and ... Say, Ger. jana noticed the "her"/"his" conundrum. When you say that Isenberg's translation "is an accurate rendering of the...
... introduce ... thought ... than ... around ... version, ... Welcome, Samuel! Thank you for your introduction, and feel free to jump in conversation...
... one ... Coptic ... mother, ... His ... of ... by ... means? ... his ... Isenberg ... Maybe ... OR... It could be entirely possible that the Coptic original...
... Gerry, I was reading your public archives and this struck me as so funny I had to join and reply. The quote has kind of a Chinatown theme to it. One Mary...
... To back up a second, Gerry, a question one might ask is whether Isenberg's is the only acceptable rendering or whether there are other viable translations...
... Okay, first of all, y'all were waaaaay to quick to pick up on that! LOL Seriously, I hate to imagine how many times I had read that version … only to...
... Right you are, Mike, and numerous other translations are also thrown into the mix just to further the confusion. Thank you for picking up on my secondary...
... It does sound like a rather "complicated" family dynamic, doesn't it! ;-) What can I say, Brenda … good help is hard to find … and, evidently, the same...
... Well, if you're gonna go and answer your own questions, you obviously don't need me around. ;-) I guess we could all at least be thankful that it doesn't...
... Coptic ... I kind of hate that we might even have to ask whether one translation is the only acceptable rendering of a particular text. I rather imagine ...
... Gerry, LOL. You knew you'd have my attention at the mention of irreverent humor didn't you? Perhaps because you've seen me on other lists or it could have...
Hello Gerry ... One of my coworkers is named Alberto and so is his older brother and his father. Regards -- Mike Leavitt ac998_@_lafn._org remove -'s...
... That is all fine and dandy, but I think you underestimate the people here. It is relatively easy to think you can judge one's intellectual ability via...
Hey Gus ... original understanding of Gnosticism and later development of it, it is not too difficult to include you as a Gnostic philosopher.<<< Well, I...
Gnostic teaching has been widely discussed in the West much for merely satisfying intellectual hunger. Meanwhile in the East it has been practiced for...
Hey Gus Thanks for the invite, but you didn't specify any other forum that dealt with the subject so that we could go there to talk about it. Let me suggest a...
Greetings, I've been lurking for a while and wondered if anyone here has read the above book. I have read Pagels, Hoeller etc, and am keen to understand the...
