... From: "Michael Grondin" <mwgrondin@...> To: <gthomas@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2004 7:52 PM Subject: Re: [GTh] A core Thomas set ...
The following seems complete to me as far as possible in regard to what can be configured from the core texts of the Gospel of Thomas, Mary, Phillip, Truth,...
Hey Andrew and Michael I had also wanted to talk about the specific passage of Michael's post that Andrew singles out... ... conclusions: first, that an early...
Tom- In the previous note, I said that you did not understand either the logical or linguistic concepts you were using, and for that reason I suggested that ...
Hi Mike, Well, first what you are saying I have misused, about the SO, I would characterized as adapted to a further purpose. The square of logic is good for...
... As near as I can make out (and this is VERY muddled), what you mean is that your adaptation of the S-O lies in your putting at point A whichever of the ...
... John Asks> Then would Philo of Alexandria be Gnostic in this definition Knowledge of God, or Wisdom. The term Logos (LogoV) was widely used in the...
Hi Mike, "I believe I've asked you before what you mean by "post-Christian Gnosticism", being as how we aren't even yet in a post-Christian era. DId you ever...
... From: "Karl" <pmcvflag@...> To: <gthomas@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2004 4:36 AM Subject: [GTh] Re: A core Thomas set <SNiP> That...
... Which text equates heaven with Sophia? ... Wait just a minute here. Think this over a bit. Isn't it the case that there are texts within the NHL that you...
Hi John, "Then would Philo of Alexandria be Gnostic in this definition Knowledge of God, or Wisdom." Yes, but pre-Christian in the sense that there are...
Tom- I must confess that prior to this morning I had not looked at your material in any detail. I had given you credit at least for having come across some ...
Hey Andrew, good points. I have just a couple of observations. Once again, not really disagreements so much.... ... demiurge working independently of the...
Hi Mike, I am well aware of the set I built on the concept of "matters' and that it really is not in the exact pattern the rest of the sets. I should not have...
... The same kind of characterization occurs in Luke. Also, since none of the forms of gnosticism seem to have made much of a resurrected Jesus (let alone ...
Hi Mike, It is relatively easy to discern pre-Christian and Christian Gnosticism, in light of the fact that we now have the NHL to gauge where the line can be...
Tom- This is not a reply to your immediately-preceding note, but rather a preliminary notice that I will be analyzing your data in depth in the coming days....
Hi Mike, Toss matter out. I kept it in the set because I thought it showed that if these sets did come from a single source or plan, it would be a good way to...
... Done. But that brings the number of theme-sets down to 23, according to my count, and you said there were 20 (supposedly now 19). I assume that your ...
Hi Mike, "What I want to know is why you call such "elements" as spirit and soul "Gnostic" when in fact they were in wide use by just about everybody." That is...
... We have not reached a point of agreement. In the first place, I disagree that the 23 theme-sets (which you erroneously call 'secret books') are "the key...
... From: "Tom Saunders" <tom@...> To: <gthomas@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2004 5:21 PM Subject: [GTh] The Books ... familiar with...
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Frank asks, "How do you justify the claim that the terms of "the Father" and "the Spirit" express the same idea when blasphemy against one will be forgiven,...
Being as how I also mentioned the counter-example that Frank mentioned, I feel free to barge in here. ... Not in NO cases is the term 'Father' used to mean...
... From: "Karl" <pmcvflag@...> To: <gthomas@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 6:27 PM Subject: [GTh] Re: A core Thomas set ... The...
{Mike} "We have not reached a point of agreement. In the first place, I disagree that the 23 theme-sets (which you erroneously call 'secret books') are "the...
... This is some progress, but I'm afraid it's too little and too late. Getting you to admit to anything is like pulling teeth. In addition, I've grown quite...
Hi Mike, We have both become 'frazzeled' over this, and both of us let things get out of hand. And, we are both hard-headed. Let us put this thing to rest,...
INTRODUCTION In the past, I have made a number of posts in which evidence is provided that both Matthew and Luke used Thomas as a source. In this post,...
