No, the Tribute Logion is not pauline but marcionite
Posted: Sat Nov 23, 2019 12:42 pm
It seemed to be in my eyes the more graphic example of Mark's dependance on Paul, but it is not more so. It reveals only the full measure of what the Judaizers were able to do in their folly.
The Logion 100 is the only logion in Gospel of Thomas where the term "god" is named. Only, he is the evil demiurge, not the Good Father of Jesus:
So the sense is: serve and adore the demiurge only apparently, but hate him in secret.
The Logion 100 is the only logion in Gospel of Thomas where the term "god" is named. Only, he is the evil demiurge, not the Good Father of Jesus:
They showed Jesus a gold coin and said to him, "Caesar's agents are exacting taxes from us." He said to them, "Give unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's, give unto god the things that are god's, and give unto me that which is mine."
So the sense is: serve and adore the demiurge only apparently, but hate him in secret.