pmcvflag <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote: Icybrethovhecate Just because something is exotic and esoteric doesn't mean it is "Gnostic". We need to be a bit...
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Steve
eugnostos2000
May 1, 2006 5:26 pm
... Valentinian ... of ... possible ... appreciated. ... possibility that the Valentinian tradition did, in fact, go back to the esoteric teaching of Paul. The...
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pmcvflag
May 1, 2006 7:59 pm
Hey Mer248lina ... line. Could you please elucidate why neither the mandaeans nor the Yezidis are 'technically' gnostic groups.<<< Well, perhaps it is easier...
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icybrethovhecate
icybrethovhe...
May 1, 2006 10:01 pm
Melek Taus is definetly Lucifer, I don't know what your talking about. His name is Melek Taus(black peacock) because he is "as proud as a peacock" and he's a...
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Will
willlull
May 1, 2006 11:30 pm
Ah comon man, where have you been studying? JoS? the color blue? The Yezidi say Melek Taus (btw, Melek does not mean black, it means king) is the demiurge, but...
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pmcvflag
May 2, 2006 2:41 am
Hey Icybrethovhecate ... about. His name is Melek Taus(black peacock) because he is "as proud as a peacock" and he's a sun-god(a peacock with spreaded tail ...
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Michael Leavitt
gnositc
May 2, 2006 3:10 am
... Years ago I gave a lecture entitled the Gnostic Paul. All I did was go through his letters and pick out the most Gnostic statements. I have been a fan...
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debbie wheeler
mer248lina
May 2, 2006 12:02 pm
pmcvflag <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote: Hey Mer248lina ... line. Could you please elucidate why neither the mandaeans nor the Yezidis are 'technically'...
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Will
willlull
May 2, 2006 7:06 pm
... http://www.judstud.se/img/events/Melek%20Taus.jpg ---take a look This depiction of Melek Taus shows his tail feather eyes extending out in a solar symbol...
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icybrethovhecate
icybrethovhe...
May 3, 2006 3:18 am
read Ptolemy's Valentinian System. It has a lot of references to the writings of Paul. Actually, I'd reccomend all Ptolemy's writings for a comparison of...
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--Michael
epsilon717
May 3, 2006 8:42 pm
Could you give a few recommended titles and/or authors? --Michael ... references to the writings of Paul. Actually, I'd reccomend all Ptolemy's writings for...
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icybrethovhecate
icybrethovhe...
May 3, 2006 10:09 pm
Ptolemy "The Valentinian Speculation", and Ptotlemys "Letter to Flora" are couple or excellent books. I would also read the Velentianin commentary on the...
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--Michael
epsilon717
May 4, 2006 12:53 am
Thanks for the links. The ebay link didn't work (I did paste the entire URL). Never heard of the Other Bible. What might that be? --Michael ... document I...
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pmcvflag
May 4, 2006 1:21 am
Hey Michael The so called "Other Bible" is just a collection you can most likely find at any larger bookstore. As with the "Gnostic Bible" it should be seen in...
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William
willpenrhiw
May 4, 2006 11:51 am
Is the "Gospel of Judas" available on-line? ... From: pmcvflag To: gnosticism2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 2:20 AM Subject: [Gnosticism2] Re:...
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--Michael
epsilon717
May 4, 2006 11:53 am
... most likely find at any larger bookstore. ... Sorry. Still confused. I haunt the local Borders. Never have seen anything like what you describe. Are you...
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lady_caritas
May 4, 2006 11:56 am
... Hello, William. You can download both the English and Coptic versions from this webpage: http://www9.nationalgeographic.com/lostgospel/document.html Cari...
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lady_caritas
May 4, 2006 12:35 pm
... Hi, Michael. _The Other Bible_ is edited by Willis Barnstone, http://web.whittier.edu/barnstone/OTHERBIBLE.HTM who also was one of the editors of the more...
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lady_caritas
May 8, 2006 12:58 pm
Apparently we've been having some serious technical difficulties regarding ability to post. Last week I tried to resend a message Michael attempted to post....
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lady_caritas
May 8, 2006 1:01 pm
Well, hallelujah! We're up and running again. *lol* Cari ... I...
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Steve
eugnostos2000
May 8, 2006 4:18 pm
Hello. My previous comments and inquiries have been largely oriented toward interpretation of Valentinian and Sethian metaphysics. Recently, I have been...
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Bob Hope
taktani
May 8, 2006 6:18 pm
Steve, I think you may have a point there. I was just at a lecture last night by a professor of New Testament Greek that dealt with Revalation in a contextual...
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--Michael
epsilon717
May 9, 2006 12:51 am
I was wondering what might have happened. Thanks. Sometimes you get less than what you pay for. The workings of Ya-Hoo are even more mysterious than ancient...
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Michael Leavitt
gnositc
May 9, 2006 1:17 am
... You have to wonder about an organization that names itself after the demented humanoids of Johnathan Swift....
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--Michael
epsilon717
May 9, 2006 3:16 am
Indeed. I still remember Festus (Ken Curtis) on Gunsmoke saying "yay-hoos." I've always pronounced it "yah-hoo" but have been know to refer to it as...
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--Michael
epsilon717
May 9, 2006 3:17 am
I was wondering if there's a significant difference between _The Gnostic Bible_ and _The Other Bible_, both by Willis Barnstone. And also wondering about...
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lady_caritas
May 10, 2006 12:13 am
... Michael, _The Other Bible_ contains selections of literature (among them some Gnostic writings) from Judeo-Christian traditions that were not included in...
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Gerry
gerryhsp
May 10, 2006 5:01 pm
Hi, Michael. I might have managed to chime in earlier, but I'm having some computer difficulties at the moment (on top of everything else), and my emergency...
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Michael Leavitt
gnositc
May 11, 2006 1:34 am
... -- M. Leavitt...
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Steve
eugnostos2000
May 13, 2006 4:05 pm
... Hi Bob. Sorry it took so long to reply. Technical Difficulties. I am very sorry, but the book I am referring to is not the New Testament book of Revelation...
