Jim Baur writes: Ultimately, this also means that it is very, very likely that Jesus spoke Greek as well as Aramaic. I would like to point out Jn 12-20,22.... ...
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RSBrenchley@...
robert_brenc...
Dec 4, 2001 7:29 pm
Hi All. I just received an Email purporting to be from a Group member. I haven't been able to check the address due to difficulties logging on to Yahoogroups. ...
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rechabites
Dec 15, 2001 1:29 pm
Has there been considerable discussion on this list about the possible Egyptian origins of the Thomas Community? And whether yes or no, is there a good book...
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David C. Hindley
dchindley
Dec 15, 2001 3:09 pm
George, ... the possible Egyptian origins of the Thomas Community? And whether yes or no, is there a good book that might discuss this possibility?<< I don't...
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rechabites
Dec 16, 2001 1:29 am
Dave H. ... read Greek]? Well, I guess it is the impression I get that the Jews of Egypt were the least skilled in Hebrew. But I suppose there must have been...
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David C. Hindley
dchindley
Dec 16, 2001 3:12 am
George, ... confidently believe that the Egyptian Jewish community has been stricken from the list of possibilities as to the source of the Thomas community.<<...
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Jack Kilmon
jkilmon2001
Dec 19, 2001 3:54 pm
... From: "FMMCCOY" <FMMCCOY@...> To: <gthomas@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, November 23, 2001 1:12 PM Subject: Re: [GTh] The Origin and Spread of the...
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Rick Hubbard
rickhubbardus
Dec 19, 2001 6:43 pm
Jack- Thanks for the post. You bring up some interesting points. It seems to me that you are probably right when you assert that there was a large segment of...
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rechabites
Dec 19, 2001 10:53 pm
David, You write: " My favorite critic of the development of Egyptian Christianity (Birger Pearson) is of the opinion that it was Gnostic in ... And then you...
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mwgrondin
Dec 22, 2001 4:40 pm
I'm in the process of changing my main email address to mgrondin9@.... This is both notification and test....
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Tom Saunders
tom74730
Dec 24, 2001 8:10 pm
The Discovery Channel presented a three hour special called, "Jesus, The Complete Story" which I thought conveyed a lot of information that this particular...
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rechabites
Dec 26, 2001 4:11 pm
Tom, It was my impression that James, the brother of Jesus, was KNOWN for his long hair.... after all, he was of a Nazirite tradition, yes? So how is it that...
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FMMCCOY
FMMCCOY@...
Dec 26, 2001 10:05 pm
INTRODUCTION Let us look at GTh 101, "<Jesus said,> 'Whoever does not hate his father and his mother as I do cannot become a disciple to Me. And whoever does...
George writes: I've always interpreted Paul's comment about short hair as an implicit slam AGAINST James.... and perhaps against certain Essene factions that...
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mwgrondin
Dec 28, 2001 3:50 pm
... Nope, sorry, Tom, not possible. I direct your attention to pg. 16 of Robinson's NHLe, where it's mentioned that the cartonnage (i.e., scrap papyrus used to...
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smithand44
Dec 28, 2001 7:13 pm
1) Where was the Gospel of Thomas written? Scholars do not know the exact house in which Thomas has written. They have, however, been able to build a...
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Jacob Knee
jsamk2002
Dec 28, 2001 8:10 pm
Why do the books contain only 'unorthodox' texts? When they were compiled Athanasius decree can't have been an issue. Best wishes, Jacob ... From: mwgrondin...
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mwgrondin
Dec 28, 2001 9:48 pm
... Why do you say that? It seems to me quite the opposite. Could you give your reasoning? Mike p.s.: Thanks to Andrew Smith for a brilliantly-conceived and ...
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Ron McCann
ronmccann1@...
Dec 28, 2001 9:55 pm
Thank you, Frank, for your post on GTh101. I feel it makes great sense. I have read most of your posts this last year on the presence of Philonic thought or...
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David C. Hindley
dchindley
Dec 28, 2001 10:03 pm
... they were compiled Athanasius decree can't have been an issue.<< That all depends upon whether it was customary in that time and place to mix, or not to...
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mwgrondin
Dec 29, 2001 4:22 am
... The picture seems more complex than that of a single "owner" commissioning a single scribe. In the first place, there are several scribal hands evident....
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mwgrondin
Dec 29, 2001 5:13 am
... At the risk of trying everyone's patience, I need to take back the premature burial of this hypothesis. As I previously remarked, the dates in the...
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Jacob Knee
jsamk2002
Dec 29, 2001 9:08 am
Are you arguing the NHL texts were always secret - what evidence is there for this? Best wishes, Jacob ... From: mwgrondin [mailto:mgrondin@...] Sent: 29...
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mwgrondin
Dec 29, 2001 3:09 pm
... I think they must have been secreted away (if not yet buried) at least as early as 367, when Theodore, the head of the Pachomian monasteries at that time,...
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Jacob Knee
jsamk2002
Dec 29, 2001 6:30 pm
Just time for a couple of points: 1. Since Bauer the claim that it is possible to speak of 'orthodoxy' before the 3rd/4th century has been contested. Indeed...
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Tom Saunders
tom74730
Dec 29, 2001 7:08 pm
Jacob asks: 2. Before the 4th century what sanctions did christian communities and their leaders have at their disposal to 'attack'? How about betrayal to...
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Jacob Knee
jsamk2002
Dec 29, 2001 7:11 pm
Let me get this straight - you're making the argument that early christian communities crucified 'dissenters'. I'm looking forward to seeing the evidence you...
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David C. Hindley
dchindley
Dec 29, 2001 7:42 pm
... buried) at least as early as 367, when Theodore, the head of the Pachomian monasteries at that time, posted Athanasius' festal letter. But the writing was...
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Tom Saunders
tom74730
Dec 30, 2001 12:24 pm
Let me get this straight - you're making the argument that early christian communities crucified 'dissenters'. Not at all. Not Xians. I am talking about...
