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3. The reality is however that despite Irenaeus's efforts to the contrary there was no such thing as 'gnosticism' per se. A gnostic was a type. There wasn't a 'gnostic' movement. The idea that there was a "gnostic" movement is a hypothesis simply NOT necessary for my (and Couchoud's and V...

to mlinssen, There is also an argument about heaven and earth: Furthermore, in Luke's gospel we have: 21:31 "So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that the kingdom of God is near. 21:32 Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away till all has taken place. 21:33 ...

Thomas is balanced, impartial, unbiased, purely showing the incompatibility between two, not picking any side.... Well, not quite, right? Thomas 47.3 (47c) prefers old wine to new, right along with the rest of humankind: Wisdom of Sirach 9.10: 10 Forsake not an old friend, for a new one does not co...

to mlinssen, About the so-called Bethsaida gospel, I explained here why it was not included in gLuke, even if "Luke" had a copy of gMark: The great omission in Luke's gospel, http://historical-jesus.info/appf.html Cordially, Bernard There, all caught up now. Good analysis really, I made i...

to mlinssen, That depends on motive and purpose, Bernard. I think there are more than enough similarities between Luke and Matthew, wouldn't you think so? Most of the similarities can be explained by "Matthew" & "Luke" having gMark & Q. gLuke & gMatthew have also not...

Marcion starts at Luke chapter 4:16, 1 and the infamous error that Luke makes is that he gets told to repeat what he did in Capernaum, where in Luke he hasn't been yet. 2 1 I presume you mean - a better way of putting it would be - Marcion doesn't appear in Luke until 4:16 (?) Marcion does not appe...

Marcion starts at Luke chapter 4:16, 1 and the infamous error that Luke makes is that he gets told to repeat what he did in Capernaum, where in Luke he hasn't been yet. 2 1 I presume you mean - a better way of putting it would be - Marcion doesn't appear in Luke until 4:16 (?) 2 I don't get this: w...

( copied from my 72 logia / canonical cousins ) Logion 47 is next: Thomas is lovely concise and complete here: he first posits his theorem that no one can handle two objects simultaneously (47a) and elaborates on that in serving two masters at the same time (47b). Then he zooms in on the aspect of t...

to mlinssen, Just a quote to trigger. I don't mean any disrespect, but let me just highlight one of your "cases": 2.4 Logion 47: CoGTh 47 "Jesus said, "It is impossible for a man to mount two horses or to stretch two bows [no parallel]. And it is impossible for a servant to serv...

[ Marcion would be an irrefutable reason to counter, documented even, whereas Thomas creating a large movement is just an assumption I'm not sure what your're saying there, re "Marcion would be an irrefutable reason to counter, documented even". Can you clarify? Relatively... I should hav...