tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536854065433425156.post5814149430666855819..comments2023-11-02T01:20:32.436-07:00Comments on The Forbidden Gospels: Book Note: Ancient Gnosticism (Birger Pearson)April DeConickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06616757055618151612noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536854065433425156.post-41694419485493678452007-07-05T02:56:00.000-07:002007-07-05T02:56:00.000-07:00According to Tony Chartrand-Burke "all Christian l...According to Tony Chartrand-Burke "all Christian literature, canonical and noncanonical, are created equal." I presume you agree with this notion April. Now assume that there was no canonical literature. What then, from the gnostic literature would your understanding of Jesus be? Does the book give a concise answer to that question?<BR/><BR/>Incidentally, one could easily feel 'uneasy' on reading the canonical literature for the first time, for example, Revelation which is similar in some respects to gnostic writings. There is plenty in the NT that makes me feel 'uneasy', especially where, to quote Tony, "the authors felt no hesitation in altering the facts (or better their sources) to suit their needs (be they theological, christological, social, or political)." - and that is no assumption either.geoffhudson.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14724916983698195467noreply@blogger.com