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Origen was an ordained presbyter. On what basis do you say that, Andrew? Eusebius Church History book 6 4. At this time Origen was sent to Greece on account of a pressing necessity in connection with ecclesiastical affairs, and went through Palestine, and was ordained as presbyter in Cæsarea by the...

There’s no consensus yet, but it may be, partly by unintended consequence, slowly arriving. Geoffrey Smith recently showed persuasively (in LMWsymposium.com) that the letter by “Clement” (his quotation marks) was composed sometime after Eusebius’ History, so not by Clement. And, I add, if Clement o...

One argument for a late date of On the Origin of the World is the concept of Adam of Light which as Adamas of Light seems to be a Manichaean idea.

Andrew Criddle

Romans 12:14-21 seems relevant. It has a similar theme to the synoptic passages but has blessing ones enemies instead of loving them. 14 Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. 15 Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. 16 Live in harmony with one another. Do no...

iIn the Acts of Peter as they now survive, Peter arrives in Rome to combat Simon after Paul's arrival in and temporary departure from Rome during the reign of Nero. However it also says And as they prayed and fasted, God was already teaching Peter at Jerusalem of that which should come to pass. For ...

The Didascalia (early to mid 3rd century) has Now the beginning of heresies was on this wise. Satan clothed himself in a certain Simon, one that was a magician and his minister of old; and when we, by the gift of the Lord our God and by the power of the Holy Spirit, were working miracles of healing ...

It may be worth noting the 3rd? century Untitled Text

And the stretching out of his hands is the manifestation of the cross. The stretching out of the cross is the ennead on the right side and on the left. The sprouting of the cross is the incomprehensible man.

Andrew Criddle

http://gnosis.org/library/pistis-sophia/index.htm are you sure that it is the coptic version? Pistis Sophia survives only in Coptic. All translations ultimately derive from the Coptic. The translation I linked to is basically a translation into English of a Latin translation of the Coptic revised o...

Can someone give a link to a translation available in internet of the coptic version of the Pistis Sophia ? I have found this but it is in German, where I can only find the list of the first 6 names above: Während Jesus aber (die) dieses sprach, | befanden sich 358 Thomas , Andreas , Jakobus und Si...

In the Septuagint and Bibles influenced thereby we have the order Psalms Proverbs Ecclesiastes Song of Solomon.
I suspect this goes back to an earlier sequence in the Hebrew Bible.

Is there any hard evidence for this ?

Andrew Criddle