Hi Rick, I may be able to shed some light on the translation issues involved in 68.2. One of the problems is that, as you pointed out, there are two nouns...
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George
george97330
Oct 21, 2010 10:26 pm
Lambdin (1988) Jesus said, 35.1 "It is not possible for anyone to enter the house of a strong man and take it by force, unless he binds his hands; 35.2 then he...
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Rick Hubbard
rickhubbardus
Oct 26, 2010 12:19 am
For some reason Mike has not leapt in to reply to George, so I'll step on his prerogative and offer a couple of comments of my own: GEORGE: What I found so...
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George Duffy
george97330
Oct 26, 2010 2:44 am
Thank you, Rick, for your most helpful response. I have one further question for you or Mike, if you don't mind. As in Coptic, where there is no third...
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Richard Hubbard
rickhubbardus
Oct 26, 2010 12:51 pm
GEORGE: Thank you, Rick, for your most helpful response. I have one further question for you or Mike, if you don't mind. As in Coptic, where there is no...
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George
george97330
Oct 26, 2010 8:25 pm
... Thanks Rick. This final group of statements brings up some issues that I'd like to comment on. I certainly agree that there isn't anything about this...
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Bob Schacht
r_schacht
Oct 26, 2010 9:07 pm
... I agree, in the case of GTh. But what about "compiler";? The fundamental issues here may be * was GTh compiled by an *individual,* a small group of ...
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Rick Hubbard
rickhubbardus
Oct 27, 2010 10:08 pm
GEORGE: <Snip> I think we can all agree that in particular, there are a few so called sayings that appear to have been so redacted, obscured or twisted, that...
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Michael Grondin
mwgrondin
Oct 28, 2010 6:07 pm
To George, Rick, et al: Apologies for the long delay in responding. I've been reading these notes as they came in, as I always do (when at home), but I was...
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George Duffy
george97330
Oct 28, 2010 10:18 pm
Rick and Bob, Thank you for your input. I guess I would agree with Rick that the questions that Bob raised most probably will never be answered ...
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Bob Schacht
r_schacht
Oct 28, 2010 11:17 pm
... Here's another possibility: Sayings were selected for inclusion not on the basis of their content, but on the basis of who the compiler got the saying...
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E Bruce Brooks
ebrucebrooks
Oct 29, 2010 12:16 am
To: GThomas Cc: GPG On: Motives for Thomas From: Bruce I have a hard time with a theory of random compilation, whether of Thomas or of any other text. People...
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Rick Hubbard
rickhubbardus
Oct 29, 2010 10:05 am
GEORGE: <snip> I guess I would agree with Rick that the questions that Bob raised most probably will never be answered satisfactorily. What can we say about...
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Jack Kilmon
jkilmon_2000
Oct 29, 2010 2:20 pm
Good Morning all: As revered and worshipped a figure as was Jesus, one would think that no scribe or copyist would dare "screw around" with his sayings....
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George Duffy
george97330
Oct 29, 2010 9:02 pm
... I don't know if we can have that much certitude in regard to the evidence of Gnostic (with a capital G) influence on the Gospel of Thomas. The Jesus ...
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Christopher Skinner
ravensschmavens
Nov 3, 2010 5:05 pm
Greetings all, I have not posted to the group for some time and I have also been neglecting my blog (http://pejeiesous.com) for the last month. This is mainly...
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Ian Brown
ianbrown6796
Nov 4, 2010 1:58 am
Chris, I speak selfishly for myself (and I'm guessing for several others here) when I ask if you might reveal some of the "further readings" you've already ...
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Richard Hubbard
rickhubbardus
Nov 4, 2010 11:32 am
Hi Chris- I doubt I can be of much help here, but I do have a question. I am completely unfamiliar with Paulist Press's "What are They Saying About" series so...
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Michael Grondin
mwgrondin
Nov 4, 2010 4:06 pm
October was another good month for our list/group. There were 47 messages recorded, which compares well with our goal of 45 per month (1.5 per day for a 30-day...
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Judy Redman
judyr54
Nov 5, 2010 10:08 am
Rick says: I doubt I can be of much help here, but I do have a question. I am completely unfamiliar with Paulist Press's "What are They Saying About" series so...
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cdkskyk
Nov 15, 2010 6:40 pm
In logion 64 and 65, does strokes above the 'hal' have any meaning?...
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Michael Grondin
mwgrondin
Nov 15, 2010 8:46 pm
... The stroke actually covers the entire word (hemhal), which of course means 'servant', and occurs nowhere else than in L64 and L65. It's not entirely clear...
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Michael Grondin
mwgrondin
Nov 17, 2010 7:16 pm
Bibliobloggers Tony Burke and Rob Bowman have had an interesting exchange lately on Th.114. It started with Burke's article in SBL forum titled "Heresy Hunting...
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William Arnal
warnalca
Nov 17, 2010 7:50 pm
Hi Mike: Neat set of observation. Speaking personally (and only personally) . . . 1) I do think "misogyny"; is coming more and more to mean, in actual usage,...
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Bob Schacht
r_schacht
Nov 17, 2010 8:00 pm
At 12:25 PM 11/17/2010, Michael Grondin wrote: [snip] ... I've got a slightly different take on this. Is it misogyny if the entire culture is "misogynistic"?...
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William Arnal
warnalca
Nov 17, 2010 8:04 pm
... does it not? But if the cultural norm is that women are second-class citizens, then it seems out of place to use the term. >As you wrote, "To regard women...
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Michael Grondin
mwgrondin
Nov 18, 2010 7:04 am
... Hmm. I have to say that this seems rather flimsy to me. I'm used to Jack Kilmon theorizing that all sorts of NT characters had family ties to Jesus, but et...
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William Arnal
warnalca
Nov 18, 2010 3:02 pm
Hey Mike: Just tossing it out there as a possibility that would have an effect who we understand Mary to be. I agree that the speculation is especially thin...
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sarban
andrewcriddle
Nov 18, 2010 8:56 pm
... From: Michael Grondin To: gthomas@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 7:25 PM Subject: [GTh] Misogyny in L.114? From what I gather, Burke's...
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sarban
andrewcriddle
Nov 18, 2010 9:37 pm
... From: sarban To: gthomas@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 8:54 PM Subject: Re: [GTh] Misogyny in L.114? There is another question about...
