I've mentioned before the analyses of Baarda and others about parallels between readings in Thomas and readings in other ancient texts, see particularly...
I've recently been reading 'Thomas: seeking the historical context of the Gospel of Thomas' by Risto Uro and I'm posting brief comments. (Uro previously edited...
Hi All, I have a question regarding the differences between Thomas, and Johanian or Johnnite Christianity. If we can for the sake of comparison call the Nag...
Hi Andrew, I have tried to look at your contention that Thomas is Syrian. I just don't see it, except that if the first Gospels were written in Aramaic, it...
Hi All, I got a translated hard copy of Book III, of Clement's "Stromata," and have found some possible parallels to both the GThom, and the GPhil. Clement...
The second part of the Shepherds essay - this concerns the evidence in Thomas for the link with the Shepherds myth. Stephen Peter ... The Shepherds myth and...
The third part examining the evidence for the Shepherds in the letters of Paul and the passion account of Mark. Stephen Peter ... The Shepherds myth in Paul...
This is the first of three posts concerning the evidence for a proto-gnostic myth being the foundation of Christianity. This myth involves mankind being...
Hi Stephen Peter, Thank you for this great post. You suggest.... "It is possible that the Mark account is complied from more than one source and that story of...
Dear Stephen, In general, your series of three notes more properly belongs on the JesusMysteries list, where data is routinely manipulated to fit a theory. ...
Hi Stephen I'm going to limit my reply the question of Thomas 65 Its meaning and relation to the Shepherds in Enoch. There are IMO three stages at whch your...
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Hello Tom, Gnosticism as you are probably aware exists in many groups including Jewish groups independent of christianity. However there is a thread of...
Andrew, Thank you for your comments. I have the following points - ... I do not see how taking the saying in isolation we could ever say whether it was an...
Frank, Thank you for your comments. Some comments in reply - ... Shepherd ... be ... The justification for making the identification is contained in...
Dear Michael, Thank you for having the patience to read and comment on my note even though you clearly disagree vehemently with the contents. I have some...
Hi Jerry, Thank you for the post and the interesting idea. I would venture to say that there is more than one 'secret' we are dealing with here in regard to...
Hello Andrew, I also do not believe the rabbinic claim goes back very far. However they aren't the only Jewish group in the 1st century that address the secret...
Tom- ... In between was a lot of stuff about Gnosticism, which I would urge that you and others keep to a minimum - and keep relevant to Thomas - since this is...
... Well, JesusMysteries is certainly the place for folks who aren't "blinded" by ANY "conceptual filters" at all - including not only GMark, but a variety of...
Hello Andrew, These quotes and fragments from Philo touch on the subject at hand. THE CHERUBIM (OF CAIN AND HIS BIRTH) XIV. (48) Now I bid ye, initiated men,...
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