Time has passed, passions have cooled, so I thought I might join in discussion once again. Are there any questions about my views that members feel I need to...
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George
historynow2002
Mar 16, 2008 11:56 pm
PMCV: What a great idea ! To develop a taxonomy... naturally this is subject to exactly how gnosticism is defined. But let's say we get a definition that...
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Br Benjamin Assisi
hoomerick6
Mar 17, 2008 3:40 am
what are your views? ... -- Better than one thousand verses Where no profit wings the word, Is one solitary stanza Bringing peace of mind when heard....
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pmcvflag
Mar 17, 2008 4:31 am
Hey George ... this is subject to exactly how gnosticism is defined. But let's say we get a definition that everyone (or most everyone) finds adequate.<<< ...
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Sean
danny347
Mar 17, 2008 4:02 pm
I agree. All definitions of Gnosticism, gnostism work and all do not work. For me it is like trying to define the wind. We know what the wind can do but does...
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Br Benjamin Assisi
hoomerick6
Mar 17, 2008 4:02 pm
... dositheans , simon, ..with some islam, yes? ....
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pmcvflag
Mar 21, 2008 4:52 am
Hey George and Ben George states: >>>I would be delighted if we could just tell what the predecessor is to the one existing Gnostic community we have left: the...
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George
historynow2002
Mar 21, 2008 5:21 am
Br. Assisi: What are my views? Well, that is a wide open question, yes? I would say that my principle view is that the various ancient Christian and/or Jewish...
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pmcvflag
Mar 21, 2008 11:25 pm
George ... Not so wide, since the focus of this forum is quite specific. In that context the real question would have to be.... what are your views as they...
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Br Benjamin Assisi
hoomerick6
Mar 22, 2008 12:40 am
hi George, so are you saying, the mechanics of the spiritual practises of these groups are more important than the history in defining them? isnt that heresy...
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Br Benjamin Assisi
hoomerick6
Mar 22, 2008 12:40 am
how on earth do you see the golden dawn related to the focus of this group? ... -- Better than one thousand verses Where no profit wings the word, Is one...
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pmcvflag
Mar 22, 2008 12:41 am
Ben ... Do you support the focus of this forum within the context of this forum? PMCV...
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pmcvflag
Mar 22, 2008 12:59 am
Ben ... this group?<<< I don't. More specifically (and we do like to be specific here), if you were literally asking how the focus of this forum could be...
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Br Benjamin Assisi
hoomerick6
Mar 22, 2008 1:05 am
I think the focus of the forum is largely one sided, dry and imbalanced BUT I wouldnt be here if I didnt see any value in it ... -- Better than one thousand...
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Br Benjamin Assisi
hoomerick6
Mar 22, 2008 1:09 am
yes that rule seems rather silly like going to a grocer, buying a pound of apples and refusing to eat them but its your group..if you wish it to be divorced...
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pmcvflag
Mar 22, 2008 1:51 am
Ben ... pound of apples and refusing to eat them but its your group..<<< Just because we don't jump to the floor and eat our apples right there in the produce...
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George
historynow2002
Mar 23, 2008 6:58 pm
I have no trouble with Dositheus originating out of the Sadducees. I think Josephus was of a Sadducee family as well. This should help in harmonizing a...
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George
historynow2002
Mar 23, 2008 7:33 pm
Perhaps I had forgotten, or perhaps I never realized, that the focus on the group was on the ancient groups. Chronologically speaking, where do we draw the...
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George
historynow2002
Mar 23, 2008 7:34 pm
Brother Benjamin: Indeed, I had worked under the assumption that we were looking for what was the central CORE of these various groups, rather than an...
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Br Benjamin Assisi
hoomerick6
Mar 24, 2008 5:15 pm
in this group yes, this group is very much just a study/history group... interesting I guess...but flawed, a bit like a muslim studying catholicism useful to a...
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lady_caritas
Mar 24, 2008 5:21 pm
Brother George and Brother Ben, Since the focus of this forum is the decision of its moderators, I feel inclined to briefly interject my thoughts here. You...
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pmcvflag
Mar 24, 2008 8:28 pm
... appropriate to our group, please feel free to start a thread and we moderators will step in to guide if the subject gets too far off base.<<< It seems that...
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Gerry
gerryhsp
Mar 24, 2008 9:25 pm
... Only umpteen? Geez! Strange how it has seemed more like a gazillion, innit. Gerry ... Only umpteen ? Geez! Strange how it has seemed more like a...
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pmcvflag
Mar 24, 2008 11:03 pm
Hey George ... a more modern period?<<< If I recall the Messina definition simply states "the Late Antiquities" as an attribute of the "Gnosticism" category...
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pmcvflag
Mar 25, 2008 1:56 am
George ... as well.<<< I have heard some recent speculation about that possibility but Josephus himself speaks of the Sadducees in negative terms and doesn't...
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pmcvflag
Mar 25, 2008 5:01 am
Hey Thalprin (and anyone else), I am trying to work on this chart. Any other specific groups you would like to see included? Also, I have the timeline pretty...
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thalprin
Mar 25, 2008 3:56 pm
PMCV, I'd like to say that I think this is quite an admirable project you're working on. I also understand the desire to be as historically accurate and as...
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thalprin
Mar 25, 2008 4:12 pm
... project ... possible, ... links ... I ... Just a little note to add; it's amazing how some of these Codex we have we have a/o survived because of the...
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Mark
larockpitts
Mar 25, 2008 10:55 pm
"a bit like a muslim studying catholicism" No, more like a modern gnostic studying his (or her) roots in historical Gnosticism. Many things are useful to a...
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Mark
larockpitts
Apr 4, 2008 5:08 pm
I am seeking some help with regards to the origin of the three part human being: body - soul - spirit. I know this is a part of historical Gnosticism. If...
