tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536854065433425156.post2117786574411292636..comments2023-11-02T01:20:32.436-07:00Comments on The Forbidden Gospels: The New Year AheadApril DeConickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06616757055618151612noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536854065433425156.post-31588993640448044832008-01-02T19:19:00.000-08:002008-01-02T19:19:00.000-08:00Jordan,Thomas formed in the mid- to late first cen...Jordan,<BR/><BR/>Thomas formed in the mid- to late first century and came to completion in the early second century. Johannine author was aware of traditions developing in Gospel of Thomas (see my Voices of the Mystics, a book that predates Pagels'). Gospel of Mary is from mid-second century (around 150). It is a distinctively Valentinian text and so cannot be earlier than 130 CE.<BR/><BR/>AprilApril DeConickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06616757055618151612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536854065433425156.post-69586016737275754452008-01-02T18:32:00.000-08:002008-01-02T18:32:00.000-08:00Re: MMDr. Bruce Chilton suggest that the Gospel of...Re: MM<BR/><BR/>Dr. Bruce Chilton suggest that the Gospel of Mary predated Gospel of Thomas, and Dr. Pagels suggests that Thomas predates John.<BR/><BR/>How does this chronology fit with you?Jordan Stratford+https://www.blogger.com/profile/06698721932302252589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536854065433425156.post-4469571165882958212008-01-02T16:02:00.000-08:002008-01-02T16:02:00.000-08:00David,The Layton grammar is superior to Lambdin be...David,<BR/><BR/>The Layton grammar is superior to Lambdin because it provides instruction from the perspective of the Coptic language as a system. Lambdin teaches many details, but the book fails to give the bigger perspective in which all the details fit. Layton is particularly good on the verbal system and works through the PE sentence structures superbly. I won't go back to Lambdin for teaching.<BR/><BR/>Grant,<BR/><BR/>I am trying to research the Valentinian angels in a systematic way. The entire theology and cosmology of Valentinians is dependent on the angels-Aeons. When an Aeon descends, it is the movement of an angel out of the Pleroma. Think about Marcus too, where all of the Aeons are the angels of the face. There is SO much material to cover.<BR/><BR/>AprilApril DeConickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06616757055618151612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536854065433425156.post-14538252748421603992008-01-02T07:48:00.000-08:002008-01-02T07:48:00.000-08:00Professor DeConick,I've really enjoyed your blog t...Professor DeConick,<BR/><BR/>I've really enjoyed your blog the past year and look forward to meeting you in person in March. <BR/><BR/>All your posts are interesting. It's been especially great to have continual updates on Codex Tchacos. <BR/><BR/>The topic of angels in Valentianism is something I've been wanting to read more about. I'm particularly interested in the passage in Theodotus on baptism for the dead, where we are the dead and the angels are baptized on our behalf. <BR/><BR/>Grantg. wesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17508058281719468732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536854065433425156.post-36466326387700410312008-01-02T07:46:00.000-08:002008-01-02T07:46:00.000-08:00Dr. DeConick,If you have a moment, could you tell ...Dr. DeConick,<BR/>If you have a moment, could you tell me the advantage of Layton's Coptic grammar over Lambdin's? Thanks,<BR/>DavidDavid Creechhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806449366676419072noreply@blogger.com