... I won't quibble with that statement, as long as no one understands it to mean that the later one (the Coptic) was a "faithful copy" of the earlier one. In...
5420
Michael Grondin
mwgrondin
Dec 15, 2002 7:52 pm
Bill Arnal's review of Jacobus Liebenberg's _The Language of the Kingdom and Jesus: Parable, Aphorism, and Metaphor in the Sayings Material Common to the ...
5421
Tom Saunders
tom74730
Dec 18, 2002 4:25 pm
Both Crossan and Robinson make the claim that "The Book of Thomas The Contender" is composed from two or more other documents. It is the first part of the...
5422
Michael Grondin
mwgrondin
Dec 18, 2002 10:26 pm
Tom, I would certainly agree with you that "The Contender" shows evidence of a familiarity with GTh. But I would like to focus on your citation of Thom 21 and...
5423
klaus schilling
pessoa22000
Dec 19, 2002 7:05 am
... it could also be of pre-christian (jewish wisdom) origin and deuterochristianized by apocalyptic christians. This is suggested by 'contender' which might...
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Tom Saunders
tom74730
Dec 19, 2002 10:47 pm
Mike says, ("Therefore I say to you...") made sense. As it stands, however, it doesn't. Barring some extraordinary stretch of the imagination, 21b simply...
5425
Peter Kirby
kirbtron
Dec 23, 2002 5:51 am
Early Christian Writings has received a mention in the Monday (Dec. 23) edition of the Wall Street Journal, in an editorial column titled "Thinking it Over" by...
5426
fmmccoy
FMMCCOY@...
Dec 27, 2002 3:27 am
Let us look at GTh 76, "Jesus said, 'The Kingdom of the Father is like a merchant who had a consignment of merchandise and who discovered a pearl. That...
5427
Jim Bauer
jbauer@...
Dec 27, 2002 5:43 pm
... Along ... this ... Frank, It seems to me that both the "pearl" & the "merchandise" may be metaphorical, & not at all linked to Tyre or Indian trade routes....
5428
fmmccoy
FMMCCOY@...
Jan 2, 2003 3:00 am
... From: "Jim Bauer" <jbauer@...> To: <gthomas@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, December 27, 2002 10:50 AM Subject: Re: [GTh] GTh 76 and Babylonian...
5429
Peter Kirby
kirbtron
Jan 2, 2003 2:18 pm
This newly redesigned web site has the original Coptic and Greek, multiple translations, parallel passages, scholarly quotes, and visitor comments on each...
5430
Jim Bauer
jbauer@...
Jan 2, 2003 4:33 pm
... could ... Frank, The best source to find it in is Hans Jonas' _The Gnostic Religion_. Since it takes up most of a chapter, I'd be reluctant to...
5431
Michael Grondin
mwgrondin
Jan 2, 2003 6:27 pm
... Gnostic Religion_. "The Hymn of the Pearl" is embedded in the Acts of Thomas. It can be found in several sources, including Bentley Layton's _The Gnostic...
5432
Achilles37@...
Jan 6, 2003 2:43 pm
Peter - ... I think that your website is a very practical tool for studying the Gospel of Thomas. By providing searchable text, commentary, and parallels, you...
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Michael Grondin
mwgrondin
Jan 7, 2003 5:21 pm
With regard to Peter Kirby's website http://www.gospelthomas.com/ ... include? I was mildly surprised to find Jean Doresse's translation of each saying while...
5434
Mark Goodacre
marksgoodacre
Jan 7, 2003 6:16 pm
I'd just like to echo the praise of Mike and Kevin -- this is an excellent site. Congratulations, Peter, on a fine piece of work. I'd also like to echo Mike's...
5435
Peter Kirby
kirbtron
Jan 7, 2003 7:09 pm
... This is found in the first volume of _New Testament Apocrypha_. ... The JPEGs were created from the Coptic Font Standard file (thomas-coptic2.html), which...
5436
Peter Kirby
kirbtron
Jan 7, 2003 7:13 pm
... The question of the quality of a translation did not enter into my decision. I picked out three translations that were (a) in my personal library and (b) ...
5437
Michael Grondin
mwgrondin
Jan 7, 2003 7:21 pm
... Which edition? Must be later than the 1959 edition that I have. Mike...
5438
Peter Kirby
kirbtron
Jan 7, 2003 7:32 pm
... Thank you! ... I made it so that comments need to be approved before posting. By the way, I would welcome the posting of reader comments from the folks on...
5439
Peter Kirby
kirbtron
Jan 7, 2003 8:25 pm
... 2nd edition, published 1991. -- Peter Kirby (Student at Fullerton College, CA) 11:34am up 1:01, Mandrake Linux 9.0, kernel 2.4.19-16mdk on AMD Athlon 750 ...
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Michael Grondin
mwgrondin
Jan 7, 2003 8:45 pm
... Gad, us old foggies have to pay double - to keep up with new publications, and to update our old editions! Can't wait for the day that almost everything's...
5441
Michael Grondin
mwgrondin
Jan 8, 2003 7:38 am
Peter- Subject to your approval, I've added links to your main page and your sayings pages to my index. In split-screen mode, one will be able to view both...
5442
Rick Hubbard
rickhubbardus
Jan 8, 2003 10:57 am
Peter wrote: I am dying to hear what you have to say about this web site! After quite a long hiatus from the group, I was pleased when I returned to see...
5443
Peter Kirby
kirbtron
Jan 8, 2003 12:10 pm
... Thanks! ... I could delete any number of spurious posts in a minute. (Based on current experience, I will not be receiving more than a couple legitimate...
5444
Peter Kirby
kirbtron
Jan 8, 2003 12:20 pm
... Approved! ... The sayings web pages are generated with a 760 wide table, which makes it impossible to squeeze in an index on the right or left without...
5445
Andrew Smith <smit...
smithand44
Jan 8, 2003 5:36 pm
... to be ... archives by ... associated ... human. ... I haven't done any programming for years, but here are a few pointers for identifying sayings: 1. A...
5446
Rick Hubbard
rickhubbardus
Jan 9, 2003 10:16 am
Peter wrote: How do you suppose that a program would identify the saying numbers associated with a post? This would seem to require a lot of reading from a...
5447
Peter Kirby
kirbtron
Jan 9, 2003 1:45 pm
... Andrew Smith has some good suggestions. How can I download the archives? -- Peter Kirby (Student at Fullerton College, CA) 5:44am up 10 min, Mandrake...
5448
swallison <dermarc...
swallison
Jan 19, 2003 10:09 pm
Since there has not been much activity lately I thought I'd throw out something for discussion. I came across some passages in the Dead Sea Scrolls (DSS) that...
