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The Gospel of Thomas on Early Christian Writings: the New Testament, Apocrypha, Gnostics, and Church Fathers: information and translations of Gospels, Epistles, and documents of early Christianity.

The Gospel of the Hebrews on Early Christian Writings: the New Testament, Apocrypha, Gnostics, and Church Fathers: information and translations of Gospels, Epistles, and documents of early Christianity.

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The Acts of Paul Online Text for Acts of Paul English Translation by M.R. James Online Resources for Acts of Paul Geoff Trowbridge's Introduction Glenn Davis: Acts of Paul Offline Resources for Acts of Paul Wilhelm Schneemelcher, ed., translation by R. McL. Wilson, New Testament Apocrypha : Writings Relating to the Apostles Apocalypses and Related Subjects (Louisville: John Knox Press, 1992), pp.

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HTML Gospel Parallels for Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, and Thomas A Teaching tool for the study of the New Testament and the literature of early Christianity ...

Menu loading, please wait... Four ancient texts have traditionally been employed in recounting the sayings and deeds of Jesus of Nazareth. The Gospels according to Matthew, Mark, Luke and John have together enjoyed the priveleged status of sacred scripture since the late second century when they began to receive the consensus approval of the early catholic church. The four gospels now found in ...

Coptic Gospels of Thomas, Philip and Truth (Valentine), in English and Spanish translation, with introduction, textual notes and commentary.

Four-Color Synopsis Introduction Each synoptic gospel is divided by pericope into separate sections according to divisions of Huck's and Throckmorton's synopses. Each section has the Greek text in three parallel columns in canonical order, and in order to faciliate the presentation of relevant parallel the Huck sections are broken down if the parallel synoptic text is out of sequence within a ...

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The barnabas.net is an educational site on the Gospel of Barnabas. The Gospel of Barnabas was accepted as a Canonical Gospel in the Churches of Alexandria till 325 C.E. In 325 C.E., the Nicene Council was held, where it was ordered that all original Gospels in Hebrew script should be destroyed. An Edict was issued that any one in possession of these Gospels will be put to death. The article, How ...

Origen (182-251) Table of Contents (Clicking on the links below will take you to that part of this article) Life Writings Philosophical Views Nature of God The Logos and Cosmology Christology Eschatology Life Origen, one of the most distinguished of the Fathers of the early Church, was born, probably at Alexandria, about 182; and died at Caesarea not later than 251. His full name was apparently ...

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Analysis of the document (TJ) that underlies the New Testament Gospels; solution to the synoptic problem; why biblical scholars shun the TJ ...

The Two Source Hypothesis Abstract Mark was a source for Matthew and Luke, both of whom also independently used a now lost sayings source called Q. Overview The Two Source Hypothesis (2SH) has been the predominant source theory for the synoptic problem for almost two centuries. Originally conceived in Germany by Ch. H. Weisse in 1838, the 2SH (or Zweiquellenhypothese) came to dominate German ...

The Secret Gospel of Mark I find the Secret Gospel of Mark fascinating. Copied by a scribe in the 18th century from an earlier (how early we don't know) copy, there has been a great deal of controversy among scholars regarding its authenticity. I believe the Clementine letter is authentic for reasons of style. There can be no justifiable suspicion of Morton Smith's integrity and I give no airing ...

Evagrius Ponticus Monastic Theologian Corpus Testimonies Bibliography Images Online Resources DISCIPLE AND TEACHER of the ascetic life in Jesus Christ, Evagrius of Pontus (345-399) both astutely absorbed and creatively retransmitted the spirituality of Egyptian and Palestinian monasticism of the late fourth century. Migrating from his home in Asia Minor, Evagrius spent some time in ...

THE GOSPEL OF THOMAS The following is a fresh translation, made from the Coptic text published by Messrs. Brill of Leiden. In the preparation of this versi the following six translations have been consulted, in addition to to published by Messrs. Brill: English by W. R. Schoedel, French by Doresse and R. Kasser, German by J. LeipoIdt and Hans Quecke Danish by S. Giversen. The numbering of the ...

Introductory Note to the Works of Origen. INTRODUCTORY NOTE TO THE WORKS OF ORIGEN. The reader will remember the rise and rapid development of the great Alexandrian school, and the predominance which was imparted to it by the genius of the illustrious Clement.1 But in Origen, his pupil, who succeeded him at the surprising age of eighteen, a new sun was to rise upon its noontide. Truly was ...

The Oration and Panegyric Addressed to Origen.1 Argument I-For Eight Years Gregory Has Given Up the Practice of Oratory, Being Busied with the Study Chiefly of Roman Law and the Latin Language. Argument II.-He Essays to Speak of the Well-Nigh Divine Endowments of Origen in His Presence, into Whose Hands He Avows Himself to Have Been Led in a Way Beyond All His Expectation. Argument III.-He is ...

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Question...Does Secret Mark prove the church suppressed the truth at will Date: Oct 16, 1999 Someone sent in this question: Have you ever heard of a 1958 manuscript being discovered I read that an agnostic said it is supposed to prove the Jesus story was made up. Is this a Gnostic gospel Here is the quote: In 1958, a manuscript was discovered at a monastery at Mar Saba, east of Jerusalem, ...

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The gospel of Thomas (& its late dating) 1. Introduction: The gospel of Thomas is a collection of alleged Jesus' sayings (logions). We have two versions of the (uncanonical) gospel today. The first was discovered in the late 1800's among the Oxyrhynchus Papyri, and consists of fragments of a Greek version ( GrGTh ), one of those (Oxy 1) dated 200C.E. at the earliest, for paleographical reasons.

The Thomas Gospel offers an edited version of the third century Coptic Christian manuscript of the sayings of Jesus ...

The Acts Of Paul c. 150-200 C.E. The Acts of Paul were by far the most popular of the apocryphal acts, spawning a great deal of Christian art and secondary literature, as well as a cult which venerated Thecla, the young girl who accompanies Paul on his missionary journeys. The Acts were considered orthodox by Hippolytus, as well as other writers as late as the mid-fourth century, but were ...

The Acts Of Peter c. 150-200 C.E. The Acts of Peter are generally regarded as the first of the apocryphal Acts, though scholars have previously argued for priority of John's or occasionally Paul's Acts. Modern scholarship tends to agree that Paul uses Peter, while Peter and John share a common origin. Authorship has thus been credited to Leucius, the companion of John who is also credited with ...

The Apocalypse Of Peter Alternate title: The Revelation To Peter c. 100-125 C.E. The Apocalypse of Peter is the earliest Christian reference to the afterlife, describing in vivid detail the paradise of Heaven and the torments of Hell. The work is quite early, for it was referenced by Clement and likely used by the author of the Apocalypse of Paul; It may even predate the canonical Apocalypse ...

The Egerton Gospel Alternate title: Papyrus Egerton 2, The Unknown Gospel c. 70-100 C.E. Named after the Englishman who funded their purchase, the codex fragments known as Papyrus Egerton 2 have been dated back to the first half of the second century, placing them among the earliest surviving Christian documents; they are quite probably the earliest known manuscripts from a non-canonical gospel.

The Gospel Of Peter Alternate title: The Lost Gospel According To Peter c. 70-150 C.E. The only surviving portion of the Gospel of Peter is within a codex discovered in the grave of a monk at Akhm m, Egypt in 1884, though it has been argued that Oxyrhynchus Papyrus 2949 may contain an earlier redaction. The codex contains a fragmentary passion and ressurection narrative with parallels to all ...

Introduction INTRODUCTION For a general account of Origen and of his works we may refer to Dr. Crombie's Life of Origen, in vol. iv. of this series (xxiii. in Clark's issue). The principal facts of his career are as follows: He was born of Christian parents at Alexandria about the year 185 a.d., and from his earliest youth devoted himself to the study of Scripture in such a way as to suggest ...

Q // Thomas Parallels in the Thomas version Qlk 10:21 // 4a The person old in days won't hesitate to ask a little child seven days old about the place of life, and that person will live. QLk 12:2 // 6b. For nothing is hidden that shall not be revealed and nothing is covered that shall that shall remain without being revealed. . QLk 10:8-9 // 14b. When you go into any region and walk about in the ...

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The Secret Gospel Of Mark c. 70-100 C.E. Our fragments of the Secret Gospel of Mark are quoted in a letter from Clement, head of the Alexandrian catechetical school around 200 C.E., to a follower named Theodore. Clement tells of two different versions of the Gospel written by Markour familiar, canonical Mark; and an expanded, secret Mark, containing additional information to be read only to an ...

The Acts Of Andrew c. 200-225 C.E. The Acts of Andrew continue the encratite traditions begun in the Acts of Peter and John, and might well be by the same author, though scholars tend to date Andrew slightly later. However, these Acts are not as clearly Gnostic as, for example, the Acts of John; The importance of martyrdom is stressed throughout, which is not in line with Gnostic philosophy. The ...

The Acts Of Thomas c. 200-225 C.E. Aside from the section of the Acts of John known as the Preaching of the Gospel, the Acts of Thomas are probably the most overtly Gnostic of the apocryphal Acts, portraying Christ as the Heavenly Redeemer who can free souls from the darkness of the physical world. Surprisingly, Thomas is the only one of the five primary Acts to have survived in its ...

The Apocalypse Of Paul Alternate titles: The Revelation To Paul, Visio Pauli c. 250 C.E. The Apocalypse of Paul was presumably found in the basement of Paul's own house in Tarsus, sealed in a marble box with Paul's shoes, in 388 C.E. Most likely, an editor of the work concocted the tale in an attempt to renew interest in the traditions of the afterlife begun two centuries earlier in the ...

The Dialogue of the Savior c. 150 C.E. Our single surviving copy of the Dialogue of the Savior was discovered within the Coptic library at Nag Hammadi in 1945. Despite its badly damaged state, it represents an important stage of development in the Sayings Gospel tradition. The dialogue is an expansion of the pure sayings collections like the Gospel of Thomas or Q; the teachings of Jesus are ...

Epistula Apostolorum Alternate title: The Epistle Of The Apostles c. 150 C.E. Despite the title, the Epistle of the Apostles is more accurately described as a sayings gospel than a letter. In fact, it was likely written as an orthodox reaction against the Gnostic gospels which similarly describe the secret teachings of the risen Jesus. The preface, which attributes authorship to all of the ...

The Gospel Of The Ebionites Alternate title: The Hebrew Gospel c. 100-150 C.E. The only remaining fragments of the Gospel of the Ebionites are preserved in the form of citations by the church father Epiphanius in the latter part of the fourth century. Unfortunately, he is a rather hostile witness to the traditions contained therein, and his statements are at times confusing or contradictory. The ...

The Gospel Of The Hebrews c. 70-150 C.E. It is both odd and unfortunate that no copies of any of the so-called Judeo-Christian gospels have survived antiquity, though the texts, kept by early Christians who maintained deep-seated Jewish beliefs, were often quoted by Christian writers throughout the first five centuries. These short citations are our only windows through which we might study ...

The Gospel Of The Nazoreans Alternate title: The Jewish Gospel c. 100-150 C.E. It would appear that the Gospel of the Nazoreans was a rather loose translation of canonical Matthew into Aramaic, with a few embellishments, clarifications, and minor additions from parallel traditions. Among the more notable differences: In the Lord's prayer, the unclear Greek term epiousios, typically translated ...

The Infancy Gospel Of James Alternate title: The Protovangelion c. 150 C.E. The majority of the Protovangelion ( primary gospel ) is devoted not to the infancy of Christ, but rather the life of Mary. She is portrayed as not only a virgin but one who was a bastion of ritual purity her entire life. Much of the dogma responsible for the veneration of Mary can be traced to this document. In fact, ...

The Infancy Gospel Of Thomas c. 150 C.E. The Infancy Gospel of Thomas was probably the first of many attempts by the early Christians to document the first twelve years of Jesus's life, bridging the gap left in the second chapter of Luke. The original language of the text is unknownGreek or Syriac are probablebut the story was popular enough to survive in numerous translations, redactions, and ...

The Oxyrhynchus 840 Gospel Alternate title: Fragment of an Uncanonical Gospel c. 100-150 C.E. The Oxyrhynchus 840 papyrus is a single leaf from a fourth-century miniature codex, likely to have been worn around the neck as an amulet. The fragment contains a total of 45 lines on front and back, encompassing two stories unparalleled in known gospel tradition. Of the first chapter, only the end is ...

The Apocryphon of James Alternate titles: Secret Book of James, Secret Letter of James, Epistula Iacobi Apocrypha c. 100-150 C.E. The Apocryphon (Secret Book) of James is probably the earliest example of a long-standing Gnostic tradition that the risen Jesus delivered secret teachings to his disciples. The gospel is framed within the format of a letter from James, the brother of Jesus, to a ...

The Gospel Of Thomas c. 70-150 C.E. The Gospel of Thomas might well be the most informative discovery about Christian origins in modern history. The gospel was often mentioned in early Christian literature, but no copy was thought to have survived until the discovery of an extant Coptic manuscript at Nag Hammadi, Egypt in 1945. Since then, part of the Oxyrynchus papyri have been identified as ...

An informal summary by William Arnal of John Kloppenborg's theories of the stratification of Q The first thing I should say re. stratification of Q is that the best way to get a handle on it is to read Kloppenborg's Formation of Q , which is THE basic and original argument for the layering of Q which has been so eagerly embraced by Crossan, the Jesus Seminar, Mack, etc. It takes Kloppenborg a ...

The Apocalypse Of Thomas Alternate titles: The Revelation To Thomas c. 300-400 C.E. Very little of the history of the Apocalypse of Thomas is known; the only reference to it in ancient writings seems to be a single citation by Jerome. Two extant versions of the apocalypse exist in Latin, the longer being a later development. Historical allusions in the long text suggest a fifth-century date; the ...

The Questions Of Bartholomew Alternate titles: The Gospel Of Bartholomew, The Apocalypse Of Bartholomew c. 300-500 C.E. The writings of Jerome, as well as the Gelasian Decree, speak of a Gospel of Bartholomew, though it is not known if they speak of this work; there also exists a fragmentary Book of the Ressurection By Bartholomew the Apostle which seems closer to a gospel narrative, but also ...

The Letters of Christ and Abgarus c. -325 C.E. Tradition holds that the Syrian church at Edessa was founded after King Abgar had written a letter to Jesus himself, who responded in writing that an apostle would be sent following his ascension. The tradition further dictates that the apostle was Thomas, or that Thomas sent Thaddeus to the Syrian capital. Copies of the letters were obtained from ...

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