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The Coptic/Gnostic Apocalypse of Peter must be dated to 140-333 AD because: 1) The reference to Hermas could be to the Shepherd of Hermas because it may be criticizing the Shepherd of Hermas as a forgery made in the name of Hermas who was dead at the time of the 1st century Hermas. The Gnostic Apoc...

It's hard for me to see how one would date the Epistle of Eugnostos to 50-150 AD and date Sophia of Jesus Christ to 50-250 AD, but date the Gnostic Gospel of the Egyptians/Book of the Great Invisible Spirit to a period more than decades later (eg. to date it to 200-350 AD). They are all in Nag Hamma...

It looks to me like the Gnostic Gospel of the Egyptians/Book of the Great Invisible Spirit dates to the early 2nd - 3rd century, not to 200-350 AD as the Early Writings list says. In Nag Hammadi Codex III, Book II: The Gnostic Gospel of the Egyptians / Holy Book of the Great Invisible Spirit was lik...

Peter wrote : [td][b][center]The Wisdom of Jesus Christ[/center][/b][/td][/tr] - "Whoever, then, knows the Father in pure knowledge will depart to the Father and repose in Unbegotten Father. But whoever knows him defectively will depart to the defect and the rest of the Eighth. Now whoever knows Im...

For Question 4: (Question 4) Isn't Wisdom / Sophia considered in Orthodox Christian tradition to be a reference to the Holy Spirit? Hellenistic Synagogal Prayer 12 says: And You have not only created the world itself, but hast also made man for a citizen of the world, exhibiting him as the ornament...

For Question 1 , I think that the statement “at Time: inasmuch as, although he has not borrowed any evil from me, he is paying me back" means that Mara finds the irony of the situation humorous. That is, he didn't harm Time or mistreat Time, but now Time is mistreating him in that he is old an in ca...

How about the Nazareth inscription: http://www.reformation.org/nazareth-inscription.html

Thanks. That is my guess too. I don't know how you would prove that it is post-Eusebian, though. Some of the best evidence for me is that it isn't mentioned before what, the 10th century?

When would you date the "Martyrdom of Ignatius"? I have seen dates ranging from the 2nd century AD to centuries later. The earliest manuscript that we have is from the 10th century, and the early writers don't clearly mention it, so it seems like a late document. Wikipedia refers to this text: Altho...

Thanks, Ben. The Encyclopedia list that you gave just cites Josephus for the first century priests' list. It just repeats him practically.