The G of T has analogs in Zen Buddhist koans, particularly re: the beginning and the end Gnostic gospel of Thomas: For many who are first, will become last,...
Rich compares the GThom to Zen.... Zen Buddhism was started by Bodidharma about 650 A.D. He was from the Madras area of India and migrated to the Fukien...
The Gospel of Thomas contains a previously unknown saying attributed to Jesus concerning Divine election. Saying 23 of the Gospel of Thomas reads (Lambdin...
Achilles37@...
Feb 10, 2003 7:00 am
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... You may be interested in this parallel from the Pistis Sophia (3rd century?). PISTIS SOPHIA, Mead's translation, pp. 292-293 (Chap. 134) ... When then the...
Peter - Thanks for the reference. I had forgotten that it could also be found in the Pistis Sophia. It is interesting that it appears there in connection with...
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Feb 10, 2003 3:11 pm
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Pistis Sophia..... Would someone please elaborate on this relationship to the GThom? What is the timeline between the two documents? What would differences...
... From: <Achilles37@...> To: <gthomas@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 12:59 AM Subject: [GTh] The background to saying 23 ... Jesus...
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FMMCCOY@...
Feb 11, 2003 10:38 pm
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In a message dated 2/10/3 6:07:13 PM, Tom wrote: <<Pistis Sophia..... Would someone please elaborate on this relationship to the GThom? What is the timeline...
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Feb 14, 2003 8:10 am
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... Mani lived in the 3d century , before the PS. ... they spread til China, along the silk road. Klaus Schilling...
... What is ... mysteries ... gnostics ... Thomas. ... gThom or ... group in I ... The National Geographic article must have been about the Mandeans. They are...
... originating in Iraq and Syria. They are a baptist oriented group. They revere John the Baptist more than Jesus. And may, though it is not certain, trace...
Hi, Frank - ... What follows is my take on this topic: The concept that God chooses (Heb. = bachar, LXX = eklegomai, eklektos, and haireomai) people, places,...
Achilles37@...
Feb 14, 2003 6:36 pm
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Thank you all for your responses to my questions about the "Pistis-Sophia." I just got Crossan and Reed's book, "Excavating Jesus." The text is about...
Kevin, Just out of curiosity (and certain irresistible psychological tendencies), I looked up the actual Greek word used in the various NT passages you cited. ...
According to Publishers Weekly (17 Feb) and amazon.com, a new book by Elain Pagels will appear in May: Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas Random House ...
... From: <Achilles37@...> To: <gthomas@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, February 14, 2003 12:35 PM Subject: Re: [GTh] The background to saying 23 (snip) ...
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Feb 19, 2003 10:09 pm
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Hi, Frank - ... As you know (and as you later mention), the Gospel of Thomas does not contain any reference to the "Twelve" or to "apostles." GThomas generally...
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Feb 21, 2003 3:06 pm
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... From: <Achilles37@...> To: <gthomas@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 9:06 AM Subject: Re: [GTh] The background to saying 23 ... contain...
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FMMCCOY@...
Feb 25, 2003 4:45 pm
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Hi, Frank - ... With all due respect to Bill Arnal and other proponents a strata theory of the Gospel of Thomas, I remain unconvinced. For one thing, the...
Achilles37@...
Feb 27, 2003 3:41 pm
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I am submitting this becuase it may be of interest to the group. See below. Tom Saunders Platter Flats, OK ... Wednesday, March 5 at 8pm / 7CT ... written in...
Right, though, if I recall correctly reports from Toronto, the stone itself includes fossils, and, more recently, a crack showed evidence of plant roots. ...
... From: <Achilles37@...> To: <gthomas@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 9:41 AM Subject: Re: [GTh] The background to saying 23 ... Dear...
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FMMCCOY@...
Mar 3, 2003 2:43 pm
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In a message dated 03/03/2003 8:43:52AM, FMMCCOY@... writes: << However, because it is simple in structure, and since it appears that the real Jesus...
... by ... Does anyone know what kind of book this will be? Also, anything about The Gospel of Thomas (Shambhala Calligraphy)by Jean-Yves Leloup, due to be...
... See excerpt from Ch. 1, "FROM THE FEAST OF AGAPE TO THE NICENE CREED" at: http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=0375501568&view=excerp t ...
... From: <BitsyCat1@...> To: <gthomas@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 8:57 AM Subject: Re: [GTh] The background to saying 23 ... Ascetics ...
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FMMCCOY@...
Mar 5, 2003 6:35 pm
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In a message dated 03/05/2003 12:37:30PM, FMMCCOY@... writes: << ohn, do you have any reason for thinking that only the third step is really ...
