... unconscious, involved in most any interpretation. I suppose the operative word I used was "desire" (to be objective). On the other hand, Dr. Horton, who I...
... graced ... excessive objectivity, i.e., an author trying to offer a wide spectrum of "unbiased"; historical interpretations as a means of covering one's...
Hello wvdog61 ... Two Christs is not necessarily wrong, I have run across this idea before. So I guess the question is whether Demiurge as in Saklas was meant...
... Sophia, ... an ... as ... God ... made ... and ... not ... Jesus ... Mike the source I'm using for the quotation is Werner Foerster's Gnosis: A Selection...
... Gospel of Thomas. And to be honest, I am not sure why the Church would choose to catagorize this as a heresy. ... Thomas, as Gerry pointed out, it becomes...
Hello Cari; Yes, I am come from a very mainstream and hate to say it as such, conservative Roman Catholic background. Total Catholic to the hilt, altar boy in...
Hi, Thomas. Several or perhaps many of us here originally came from mainstream Christian families. I notice your orientation seems to demonstrate traditional...
... Figured I would get a healthy response with my last post b4 I sent it.<< Then why didn't you at least attempt to relate your thoughts to Gnostic writings?...
Hello harold ... To me the Nag Hammadi, Bruce and Jung codexes are as much the bible as the Canonical Scriptures, what is your response to that? Regards -- ...
Hello again, Gerry Figured I would get a healthy response with my last post b4 I sent it. I do not see how my personal beliefs are beyond the scope of this...
Thank you Gerry. Your response is very appreciated and helpful. And to answer you in the emulation of action towards salvation. Jesus believed that he was...
... answering these questions Harold, in my last reply to you (#8830), I made some observations regarding tendencies in your posts. As PMCV clearly pointed...
... similarity ... Mount. ... that ... Hi, Thomas. We'll do our best not to confuse you with our other Thomas here, let alone the one cited for the sayings...
Hello wvdog61 ... It may be the translation. At any rate I don't think Demiurge here refers to Saklas at all, but is being used in its generic sense of ...
Would you guys take a look at this passage from Clement of Alexandria's Excerpta ex Theodoto: 47.1. The first and universal Demiurge is the Saviour, but...
I am new to this so be easy on me. After having recently read the Gospel of St. Thomas for the first time I am struck by the similarity of style and texture...
Hello wvdog61 ... Well that's two good quotes today (the other on another list), so I will join with you in your wish for this list. Regards -- Mike Leavitt...
I want to wish all of you a merry Christmas and hope that your day is a day full of joy! "Thus the word of the father goes forth in to all, being the fruit of ...
Rosemertha is the resident goddess of Vaudemont Switserland which is near Rougemont. In this webpage I identify her as the consort co- healer of a Christ-like...
Mary Magdalene is often depicted in art with a skull. I suspect this has much to do with the Pharisees belief in the Resuscitation - the transmigration of...
... our discussions recently, there are many more scholars and students of historical Christianity who do not share the desire to be objective.<< Even among...
... Newton ... express ... Scottish ... We talkin' about the same John Newton, Mike? ;-) I read from various sources that he was converted during a storm at ...
Hello lady_caritas ... He had a conversion experience alright, he went from being a Scottish Presbyterian minister to being a Catholic Priest. I'm not sure...
No doubt, John Newton had an epiphany and many people in fact interpret his "Amazing Grace" on different levels. As far as Newton himself though, what kind of...
The lyrics of the song are so moving and poignant, they're seemingly haunting and strike almost the center of a person's being (if this is a song that moves...
Interesting that me and a friend were just talking about this idea. I was saying that I believed in a song like "Amazing Grace" because it is not marketed or...
