Monthly Archives: July 2012

on Gnosticism, old and new

A number of the writings from the early Christian period were “lost” to us because they had been suppressed or destroyed. They were in some manner “put away” because they were considered to be deficient, if not overtly heretical, in … Continue reading

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on Lost Gospels

In the early centuries of the Christian movement there were many gospels (homiletic-theological tracts), epistles, etc. There were many visions about what being a Christian meant, what being Christ meant. There was the usual cultural divide between East and West … Continue reading

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