http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gthomas/ The Gospel of Thomas Discussion Group Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:07:27 GMT Michael Grondin http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gthomas/message/9071 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gthomas/message/9071 ... But why bother with something that we can only guess at? Seems to me that where the interest came from is probably undecidable (since there's several Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:00:52 GMT Jeff http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gthomas/message/9070 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gthomas/message/9070 hi all, So now we have 4 cases of 24, including a Coptic one. Maybe my idea of the 'Egyptian' background for explaining the interest in '24' in Gthom was not Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:44:34 GMT Michael Grondin http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gthomas/message/9069 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gthomas/message/9069 Hi James (or do you prefer Jaime?): Since you and Jeff are relatively new subscribers, you've missed out on some of the fascinating discoveries I've reported Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:50:13 GMT Jaime Palomares http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gthomas/message/9068 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gthomas/message/9068 Hello All, As an afterthought, it occurs to me that the 3 Gthom "I Am" sayings also have a parallel in L.13 where Jesus asks his disciples to compare him with Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:10:19 GMT stevandavies http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gthomas/message/9067 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gthomas/message/9067 ... some ... Well, Mike, Rebbe Doctor Zalman Schachter Shalomi wrote me a recommendation at the end of Grad school that began, "Young Doctor Davies is a very Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:01:06 GMT Jaime Palomares http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gthomas/message/9066 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gthomas/message/9066 Hi Jeff and Mike,   Jeff, you wrote:   So far I have seen 3 ways in Gthom in which the number 24 shows up: - the 24 kingdoms - the 24 dialogues - the 24 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:36:22 GMT Michael Grondin http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gthomas/message/9065 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gthomas/message/9065 Hi Jeff, All your dialogues check out except that I think it's misleading to count L6A and L14 as two dialogues, since they're two parts of a single dialogue. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:39:28 GMT Bob Schacht http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gthomas/message/9064 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gthomas/message/9064 ... I don't recall that papyrus was sold by the roll. IIRC all Christian papyrus documents were either in Codex form, or were single pages or fragments. Yes, Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:08:11 GMT Jeff http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gthomas/message/9063 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gthomas/message/9063 ... Hi Steve, About this writing in the old ages being an "expensive" hobby, I found in "The collected biblical writings of T.C. Skeat" ch. 8 "Was papyrus Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:05:04 GMT Tim Ricchuiti http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gthomas/message/9062 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gthomas/message/9062 But there are "stories" in Thomas as well. That's why we find parallels among some of the parables and pericopes of the Synoptics and Thomas. Additionally, why Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:36:59 GMT Jeff http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gthomas/message/9061 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gthomas/message/9061 ... Hi Tim, Maybe for a very simple reason? The text in Thomas are the "sayings" of Jesus, so you would not like to mess with them too much (I think) if you Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:34:37 GMT Jeff http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gthomas/message/9060 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gthomas/message/9060 ... Hi Mike, you can find them on the "scroll" document that I have put on my download page: http://thomasgospel.weebly.com/downloads.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:43:58 GMT Michael Grondin http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gthomas/message/9059 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gthomas/message/9059 Hi Jeff - I'm curious about the "24 dialogues". Could you list them please? (No need to quote them.) I'm open to the idea that the number 24 has some Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:31:27 GMT Michael Grondin http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gthomas/message/9058 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gthomas/message/9058 Hey Steve - Since I suspect you won't be with us beyond the metaphorical forty days, I'd really like to take this opportunity to find out something about your Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:55:48 GMT Michael Grondin http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gthomas/message/9057 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gthomas/message/9057 Hi Bob, Thanks for giving me something to think about late at night (here). ... I can and do. I take it you haven't looked up the word 'contrary', or if you