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...
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Mike Grondin
mwgrondin
Nov 14, 2012 6:01 pm
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....
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Mark Goodacre
marksgoodacre
Nov 14, 2012 6:50 pm
I noticed while looking at the online SBL program book yesterday that AnneMarie Luijendijk's paper on the Gospel of Jesus' Wife, "Was Jesus Married? A New...
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Tom Hickcox
cometkazie1
Nov 16, 2012 3:50 am
A well written article from the Boston Globe on Karen King. ...
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Stephen Goranson
goranson11
Dec 1, 2012 4:49 pm
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...
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Mike Grondin
mwgrondin
Dec 3, 2012 7:37 am
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,...
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Mike Grondin
mwgrondin
Dec 3, 2012 9:18 pm
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...
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Stephen Goranson
goranson11
Dec 4, 2012 9:35 am
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....
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Mike Grondin
mwgrondin
Dec 5, 2012 7:46 am
Following is the bulk of Chris Skinner's blog entry today: ...
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Mike Grondin
mwgrondin
Dec 5, 2012 6:48 pm
Hi Stephen, What I find mysterious is that there's been no mention of the ink test lately. It was originally scheduled for (mid? end?) October, as I understand...
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Tom Hickcox
cometkazie1
Dec 5, 2012 11:42 pm
My degree is in chemistry and I worked as an analytical chemist in industry as well as a lab supervisor. I have seen nothing online about what procedures are...
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Andrew Bernhard
abernhar
Dec 7, 2012 12:53 am
Tom- I greatly appreciate the perspective on laboratories that you are able to offer here. You offer a plausible enough explanation. However, I think that...
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Tom Hickcox
cometkazie1
Dec 7, 2012 1:04 am
Thanks, Andrew. I agree they could be more transparent about the process. They likely have a promised by date and could share that. Tom...
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Mike Grondin
mwgrondin
Dec 12, 2012 7:58 pm
The biblioblog "Verily Verily" has got a long, thoughtful, and well- informed review of Mark Goodacre's Thomas book today: ...
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Dennis
ddcanne
Dec 12, 2012 10:07 pm
His name is Rafael Rodriquez. He is a prof at Johnson Bible College, I believe. I'm reading Mark Goodacre's book presently. Dennis Dean Carpenter From:...
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Derek
derekacameron
Dec 13, 2012 3:39 am
I'm reading that book, too. Given the structure of Dr. Goodacre's argument, for me chapter 10 need only be plausible rather than convincing. It's hard evidence...
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Tom
tomreynolds_...
Dec 18, 2012 10:09 pm
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"...
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Tom Reynolds
tomreynolds_...
Dec 20, 2012 7:18 pm
Adrian- I am sure we can have some interesting debates concerning ones linguistic ability to separate a document into its sources but our studies may,...
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Tom Reynolds
tomreynolds_...
Dec 30, 2012 7:17 am
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...
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Jordan Stratford
iordanvs
Dec 30, 2012 6:17 pm
... I'd respond that Birger Pearson sees the indisputably Sethian-Gnostic text "Apocalypse of Adam" as a 2nd Century BCE text. So we have Gnostics in the...
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Mark M. Mattison
shantidals
Dec 30, 2012 6:29 pm
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...
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Mike Grondin
mwgrondin
Dec 30, 2012 7:15 pm
... Seems to me that this overview plays fast and loose with the facts. My understanding is that the Jewish people were far advanced over their Mediterranean...
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Tom Reynolds
tomreynolds_...
Dec 30, 2012 9:46 pm
Continuing on this theme. The scribe will either be a first century Christian c.40- 70 who is recording of the speakers oration of what Thomas said or a 2nd...
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Tom Reynolds
tomreynolds_...
Dec 30, 2012 10:57 pm
"Book of Psalms was sung beginning to end" Â I have never heard that the entire book of Psalms was intended to be performed.....in one sitting? Where does...
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Tom
tomreynolds_...
Dec 31, 2012 1:00 am
My understand is that the population was 5-10% literate and virtually everything was presented orally. Except for contracts most writings were memory/study...
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Tom
tomreynolds_...
Dec 31, 2012 1:08 am
I have yet to see evidence of 1st century gnostics before AD 90 at the earliest. The evidence is, as you say, a reading back of 2nd century gnostics as pagels...
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Jordan Stratford
iordanvs
Dec 31, 2012 1:32 am
... According to Pearson we have Sethian Gnostic texts dating from the second century BCE. Pagels puts Gospel of Mary in the first century CE, before Gospel of...
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Mark M. Mattison
shantidals
Dec 31, 2012 5:08 am
No, not in one sitting ... perhaps over the course of a week or so. [Mark Mattison]...
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Mike Grondin
mwgrondin
Dec 31, 2012 6:18 am
... What population? My understanding is that the literacy rate in Judaea (and among diaspora Jews, hence among Jewish Christians) was significantly higher. ...
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Tom Reynolds
tomreynolds_...
Dec 31, 2012 8:14 pm
To: Mike Groden, Â The statement 5-10% is the generally accepted estimate among both historical and religious scholars. To name a few, in addition to a direct...
