I think that there is a lot we don’t know about 1st century culture and the issue of hearing/reading is just one of them. If we study the written text we are...
This perennial topic brings to mind a question with respect to another text which may share a similar provenance with Thomas, the Odes of Solomon, in which...
Greetings. I thought it best to reveal my point-of-view about various subjects that I might comment on here. First, I am not a fan of the "two source"...
Not really big news, more a confirmation, but AP (in the Boston Globe) reports (Dec. 4) that tests have not been completed "to authenticate the papyrus," so K....
Chris Skinner's blog entry today is "William Arnal Reviews My Book" http://pejeiesous.com/2012/12/03/william-arnal-reviews-my-book/ The entire review is...
November was yet another good month for us, with 59 messages. This was the 2nd highest November in the 10 years 2003-2012. The year-to-date total is 383,...
It seems quiet here, perhaps waiting for news on that papyrus fragment. In case it's of interest, a review of a significant new book: Joan Taylor in this book...
Thanks, Stephen. Your timing is superb. I had intended to write a note to the list this morning copying your timeline and announcing an update of my GJW page....
2nd century claimed date of Greek "gospel" 2nd-4th c. claimed date of a claimed Coptic Gospel of John ms 4th century claimed date of ms 1945 Nag Hammadi mss...
Having now received and looked over Mark G's Thomas and the Gospels: The Case for Thomas's Familiarity with the Synoptics, what strikes me is that chapter 10...
To: GThomas On: Stratification of Q From: Bruce Thomas sayings (in one way or another) relate to Synoptic sayings, among them Synoptic sayings ascribed by some...
The new Youtube video is Bart Ehrman's (2 parts, 15 min each) titled "The Coptic Gospel of Thomas". He also has two short vids on Gnosticism in CGT (ed...
Just in time for your early morning listening pleasure today, Mark G. has released his NT Pod 72, a 13-minute podcast titled "What is the Gospel of Thomas?"...
To: GThos (WSW) In Response To: Mike Grondin On: sTh 1-12 as a Text (Lu Mu-gung) From: Bruce Some small odds and ends. Bruce (before, responding to Mike's...
1) John J. Collins, The Dead Sea Scrolls: A Biography (Princeton UP, copyright 2013[?]). This "Lives of Great Religious Books" series contribution offers a...
To: GThos Cc: GPG, Alpha Again On: Arnal rev Hedrick From: Bruce Bill's review of Charles Hedrick's new book on Thomas focused some Thomas points for me. This...
To: GThos Cc: GPG Re: Consistency and Accretion From: Bruce I suppose the key question, for Thomas as for any other text, is whether it is unitary or composite...
October was another good month for us, with 43 messages posted. The year-to-date total is 324, higher than last year (240) as well as 2006 (270). Obviously,...
Bill Arnal has a nice review of Hedrick's new book on Thomas in the latest RBL: Charles W. Hedrick Unlocking the Secrets of the Gospel according to Thomas: A...
Some of you may have noticed the lengthy exchange on Facebook today between myself and fellow GThomas moderator Bill Arnal. (Too bad these things can't be...
I managed to get in a little mind-work this evening after spending most of the day cleaning the basement (boss' orders). Checking in at FB, I had a chat (my...
Hi everyone, I just got an email from Amazon telling me that the expected delivery date for my pre-ordered copy of Mark's new book on Thomas is 4-24 December....
I guess it falls to me to announce the lastest news on the contents of the GJW Fragment to the list. Andrew Bernhard has posted a paper titled "How The Gospel...
An addition and correction to my previous note: The Coptic text of Thomas, line-by-line, first became available in English in 1959, with The Gospel According...
Why am I still mulling over Francis Watson's online paper on the GJW fragment, you ask? Well, two reasons: (1) I'm still working on my proposed page...
The last couple days, I've been working on a GJW page to add to my website. How it came about was that I was getting frustrated keeping track of a handful of...
