Last month started out OK, but then the lull of the last week brought it down. There were 20 messages posted, relatively low for May, but the YTD is still...
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Mike Grondin
mwgrondin
Jun 2, 2012 6:07 am
Two recent entries in Judy Redman's blog are recommended reading, if y'all haven't done so already. The titles indicating the contents are in the URL's (the...
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Dave Hindley
dchindley
Jun 2, 2012 5:15 pm
Mike, I am detecting the unsettling creep of ideology in Hedrick, Charles W., _Unlocking the Secrets of the Gospel According to Thomas: A Radical Faith for a...
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Judy Redman
judyr54
Jun 3, 2012 3:32 am
[Judy:] Dave Hindley writes: Mike, I am detecting the unsettling creep of ideology in Hedrick, Charles W., _Unlocking the Secrets of the Gospel According to...
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Mike Grondin
mwgrondin
Jun 3, 2012 7:24 pm
[Judy:] Actually, in all the cases that I am looking at (the parables of the ‘kingdom’), the tense used is the second present, which places the focus on...
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Judy Redman
judyr54
Jun 3, 2012 8:39 pm
Mike responds to this: [Judy:] Actually, in all the cases that I am looking at (the parables of the ‘kingdom’), the tense used is the second present, which...
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Mike Grondin
mwgrondin
Jun 5, 2012 5:46 pm
[Judy:] Actually, in all the cases that I am looking at (the parables of the ‘kingdom’), the tense used is the second present, which places the focus on...
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Bob Schacht
r_schacht
Jun 5, 2012 6:52 pm
... Aren't we revisiting here the Jesus Seminar's debates on this subject? See, for example, The Five Gospels, Dictionary of Terms, p.544, for "God's imperial...
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Mike Grondin
mwgrondin
Jun 6, 2012 4:25 am
... I don't think so, Bob. Judy's reason for preferring 'reign/rule' in the Kingdom parables isn't the same as JSem's. But, BTW, the translators of the JSem...
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Jack Kilmon
jkilmon_2000
Jun 6, 2012 5:35 pm
Hi Mike: Whether it’s the Gospel of Thomas or the Canonical Gospels, the sayings of Jesus have one linguistic root, Aramaic. There are two synonymous...
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E Bruce Brooks
ebrucebrooks
Jun 10, 2012 8:46 am
To: GPG Cc: GThos On: Lk 14-18 Discourse From: Bruce There is a tiny note here (at the end) about Lk <> Thos directionality. I am persuaded by arguments for Lk...
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chaptim45
Jun 21, 2012 8:05 pm
Just got a new Kindle Touch and among the first books I downloaded was "The Gospel of Thomas" by Dr. Ann Nyland of New England, Australia. She chooses the word...
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Mike Grondin
mwgrondin
Jun 22, 2012 8:03 pm
Over at http://pejeiesous.com/, Chris Skinner has recently been posting about narrative criticism with respect to the gospels of John and Mark. This brings to ...
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Jack Kilmon
jkilmon_2000
Jun 23, 2012 3:09 am
In pre-exilic times, it was common practice to include YHWH as part of names such as "YHWH is my Salvation" which was the name YESHAYAHU (Isaiah). The...
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Bob Schacht
r_schacht
Jun 23, 2012 5:22 am
... IIRC, you've left out an important part of the concept of textual criticism: That is, when they say "original," they MEAN original. That is, the manuscript...
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Mike Grondin
mwgrondin
Jun 23, 2012 4:28 pm
Re: textual criticism, "concerned with establishing the original text of a document" ... Perhaps so, but your reasoning has me buffaloed*, Bob, since I wasn't...
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Mike Grondin
mwgrondin
Jun 25, 2012 6:48 pm
At the request of Tim Staker, a new file has been posted to our Files Section: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gthomas/files/Delphic.pdf. It's a piece that Tim ...
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David Inglis
djino1
Jun 28, 2012 5:20 pm
I'm trying to find out whether anyone in a position to know more than I do on the subject (not hard!) can comment on possible links between the logia, Thomas,...
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Mike Grondin
mwgrondin
Jul 5, 2012 5:58 pm
This is traditionally a slow time of year, with many scholars on vacation. There were 18* messages posted in June, relatively low for the month, but the counts...
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Mike Grondin
mwgrondin
Jul 6, 2012 2:52 am
Alerts to reputable Thomas material don't come often to my email, but today there were two. The "old" in question is a video that's been on YouTube since Sept...
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Mike Grondin
mwgrondin
Jul 12, 2012 6:31 pm
For those who haven't yet read it, a recent biblioblog posting of interest: http://jamestabor.com/2012/07/09/discovering-the-original-gospel-of-thomas/ Mike...
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Mike Grondin
mwgrondin
Jul 19, 2012 8:43 pm
The list being too quiet for too long, it seemed a good time to work on a post I've long delayed, namely a comparison of three translations that attempt to ...
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Mike Grondin
mwgrondin
Jul 23, 2012 9:00 pm
Although this subject wouldn't normally be relevant on our list, it's been way too quiet around here, so I'm giving myself a little leeway. Besides, the issue ...
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Mark M. Mattison
shantidals
Jul 24, 2012 4:40 pm
I don't remember now where I heard it, but one possibility I had heard floated was that some may have believed a person could sin as an embryo before birth. ...
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chaptim45
Jul 25, 2012 10:30 pm
Mark, If I may. I'd like to offer some thoughts. If the human soul is truly eternal, existance must not only go forward after death but it also goes backward...
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Mike Grondin
mwgrondin
Jul 26, 2012 4:37 am
Hi Tim, First off, I need to caution that we have to avoid statements of personal religious belief. Second, a minor correction: it was the disciples, not the ...
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chaptim45
Jul 26, 2012 4:12 pm
Mike, Understood. I actually do not personally believe in reincarnation, but I respect those who do. I'll also refrain from using personal anecdotes like the...
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chaptim45
Jul 26, 2012 5:05 pm
... Mike, Could a pre-existing soul sin? The Book of Wisdom suggests that it could: "I was given a sound body to live in because I was already good" (Wis...
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Mike Grondin
mwgrondin
Jul 26, 2012 5:51 pm
Hi Tim, The RSV translation of Wis 8:19-20 gives a slightly different slant: "As a child I was by nature well endowed, and a good soul fell to my lot, or...
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Mike Grondin
mwgrondin
Aug 1, 2012 6:44 pm
As Mark G's new book (Thomas and the Gospels) moves toward its publication date of Oct 1st, he has posted an excerpt from pages 1-2: ...
