tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536854065433425156.post5666865163574733436..comments2023-11-02T01:20:32.436-07:00Comments on The Forbidden Gospels: Who was in Noah's Ark? A Gnostic perspectiveApril DeConickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06616757055618151612noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536854065433425156.post-54946258189370841662008-07-31T17:09:00.000-07:002008-07-31T17:09:00.000-07:00Wonderful!I'm a priest in a Gnostic church and sin...Wonderful!<BR/><BR/>I'm a priest in a <A HREF="http://www.johannite.org" REL="nofollow">Gnostic church</A> and since I started gathering a group for liturgy before I was ordained, I've always been uncomfortable with the notion of a homily. Instead I tend to ask the group to each talk about how they approach the core themes of the week and my job is to open up extra possible understandings.<BR/><BR/>Your post has helped me feel that I'm maintaining continuity with the early church rather just being lazy for not writing a sermon each week :)<BR/><BR/>Rev Fr Tim Mansfield<BR/>Parish of St Uriel<BR/>Sydney, AustraliaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536854065433425156.post-49540908056701799842008-07-29T17:07:00.000-07:002008-07-29T17:07:00.000-07:00nt wrong (any relation to nt wright?),Yes there ar...nt wrong (any relation to nt wright?),<BR/><BR/>Yes there are. They use the story to reflect several different parts of their mythology. It appears to have influenced their notions on Cain - that an archon(s) was his father. Also they use the story to explain the propagation of different "races" of humans. Sometimes they read it as an event that happened prior to the flood, sometimes after it. Etc.April DeConickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06616757055618151612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536854065433425156.post-61713411393874555552008-07-29T14:14:00.000-07:002008-07-29T14:14:00.000-07:00Thanks, April.I have a question - Are there a rang...Thanks, April.<BR/><BR/>I have a question - Are there a range of views on the Giants in relation to the flood stories?N T Wronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128282430404746717noreply@blogger.com