http://nathanlewis.org/2006/07/24/elaine-pagels-beyond-belief-the-secret-gospel-of-thomas-part-one/ living the gospel Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:01:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 http://nathanlewis.org/2006/07/24/elaine-pagels-beyond-belief-the-secret-gospel-of-thomas-part-one/#comment-1951 Thu, 15 Jun 2006 02:53:24 +0000 http://nathanlewis.org/2006/07/24/elaine-pagels-beyond-belief-the-secret-gospel-of-thomas-part-one/#comment-1951 Pagels believes that the author of "The Secret Gospel of Thomas," is unknown. "Thomas," or "Dydimas," means "twin." Pagel thinks that the title supports the main message of the gospel which is that you can become as divine as Christ, becoming his twin. Pagels and most Christian scholars do not believe that the titles of the books of the Bible supply us with the actual names of the authors. nathan. Pagels believes that the author of “The Secret Gospel of Thomas,” is unknown. “Thomas,” or “Dydimas,” means “twin.” Pagel thinks that the title supports the main message of the gospel which is that you can become as divine as Christ, becoming his twin.
Pagels and most Christian scholars do not believe that the titles of the books of the Bible supply us with the actual names of the authors.
nathan.

]]> http://nathanlewis.org/2006/07/24/elaine-pagels-beyond-belief-the-secret-gospel-of-thomas-part-one/#comment-1943 Sat, 10 Jun 2006 19:07:32 +0000 http://nathanlewis.org/2006/07/24/elaine-pagels-beyond-belief-the-secret-gospel-of-thomas-part-one/#comment-1943 Thanks for your helpful post. What evidence is there that the real Apostle Thomas even wrote the 'gospel' that Pagels' promotes? Doesn't the dating of this 'gospel' exclude even the possibility that it was written by an Apostle who knew Jesus? Thanks for your helpful post. What evidence is there that the real Apostle Thomas even wrote the ‘gospel’ that Pagels’ promotes? Doesn’t the dating of this ‘gospel’ exclude even the possibility that it was written by an Apostle who knew Jesus?

]]> http://nathanlewis.org/2006/07/24/elaine-pagels-beyond-belief-the-secret-gospel-of-thomas-part-one/#comment-1893 Thu, 01 Jun 2006 17:57:31 +0000 http://nathanlewis.org/2006/07/24/elaine-pagels-beyond-belief-the-secret-gospel-of-thomas-part-one/#comment-1893 you are welcome, Steve. At this point, most of us are sick and tired of the Da Vinci Code hype. The entertainment of it all has been great! We must also thank Brown, Pagels, and others for arousing interest in Jesus Christ and in the canonization of the Holy Scriptures. nathan. you are welcome, Steve. At this point, most of us are sick and tired of the Da Vinci Code hype. The entertainment of it all has been great! We must also thank Brown, Pagels, and others for arousing interest in Jesus Christ and in the canonization of the Holy Scriptures.
nathan.

]]> http://nathanlewis.org/2006/07/24/elaine-pagels-beyond-belief-the-secret-gospel-of-thomas-part-one/#comment-1877 Wed, 31 May 2006 04:18:13 +0000 http://nathanlewis.org/2006/07/24/elaine-pagels-beyond-belief-the-secret-gospel-of-thomas-part-one/#comment-1877 Nathan, Very interesting. Thanks for this expose. -Steve Nathan,
Very interesting. Thanks for this expose. -Steve

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