... This is a REALLY interesting analogue. Actually, it occurs to me that Jonathan Smith draws a parallel between proverbs and jokes, on the one hand, and the...
Bill writs.. But if one is seeking to interpret the DOCUMENT (more or less redaction-critically), the incipit is, in my view (and, I suspect, the redactor's)...
... GThomas from ... assertions ... unlinked ... I've tried ... to turn ... story of ... its ... Anyone? ... I'm not quite sure what you mean by an analogy....
Or how about G.I.Gurdjieff's aphorisms. These were written in a specially invented script on the wall of his study house in Fontainbleau. Some of the words...
Or what about Nietzsche's _Also Sprach Zarathustra_? It certainly induces in me the same feelings and emotions of Thomas, particularly, "Throughout Eternity...
Jim Bauer
jbauer@...
May 3, 2002 10:43 am
4442
... Likewise Jim Bauer suggests material from Nietzsche. I must confess to being a HUGE Blake fan, though not nearly so fond of Nietzsche. In any case, while I...
... to being ... case, while ... what to do ... What I ... perhaps ... The Gurdjieff example also provides a social analogy. The aphorisms apply to a spiritual...
I'm just trying to imagine a concrete social location for this pattern of existence. The Gospel of Thomas is produced by wandering scribes? But who is ...
Jacob Knee writes: I'm just trying to imagine a concrete social location for this pattern of existence. The Gospel of Thomas is produced by wandering scribes?...
... My comment: The problem I have with this is that there were a few hundred years in between the earliest Greek fragments of Thomas and the final Coptic ...
Jim Bauer
jbauer@...
May 6, 2002 6:17 pm
4447
The determination of whether or not the GTh can be aligned with counter culturism has to be associated with its effects on the corpus of the groups that had...
... Yup, it's hard to conceive of this in any concrete way, isn't it? Moreover, how and why are wandering radicals WRITING stuff? Do they carry around paper ...
I've read and really enjoyed your book but just wondered if the same kind of critique could be extended to cover the thought of wandering, destitute scribes...
... Okay, I see what you're saying. And my answer is, yes, I think such an approach is not only possible with Thomas, but absolutely NECESSARY. I've not really...
Jacob, You are always politely "wondering". Surely you have your own takes on this stuff. I know you are mostly blind. But what do you see? Iron ... From:...
I don't think it's possible to give good answers without having done really detailed work. I haven't done the detailed work so any answers I give would be just...
{Jacob Wrote:] ... [Bill Replied:] Okay, I see what you're saying. And my answer is, yes, I think such an approach is not only possible with Thomas, but...
... Damn. You're just the man for the job, too! ... Yes, I think so. It's not that there are obstacles IN PRINCIPLE, it's that the way Q works, theologically...
It seems I am going to change the subject or open a new one. That is not because the current debate isn't fascinating, please carry on. I am writing because I...
Dear Ron (or anyone reading this): Is this Hebrew Matthew posted online somewhere? If not, is the text short enough so that it's feasible to scan and upload it...
Sorry, no. At least I have been unable to find it. Copyright Law (and I have consulted my solicitor on this- me) forbids doing what you suggested. You must...
... I don't know how useful this it would be for you, but a closer social analogy might be that of Wittgenstein, whose disciples have been compiling,...
Jack, Thank you for the reply. Most kind of you. But I'm afraid it just "went over my head". I didn't understand much of it. I take it you were trying to...
... From: "Rick Hubbard" <rhubbard@...> To: <gthomas@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 9:45 AM Subject: RE: [GTh] GTh and Counter Culture...
fmmccoy
FMMCCOY@...
May 20, 2002 2:37 am
4463
[Rick wrote] ... [Bill replied] Yes, I think so. It's not that there are obstacles IN PRINCIPLE, it's that the way Q works, theologically and redactionally, is...
Hey everyone: Does anyone out there feel like trying to cook up ANALOGIES to GThomas from other religious traditions, or just plain "culture"? Hands down, the...
... In fact, as far as I can tell, they have been pretty thoroughly accepted by other Q folks. ... I think that this is a brilliant idea, and that there is a...
