I've attended a few services (distance and other issues preclude any great frequency at this point). I found them different in form and feel from the more...
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Gerry
gerryhsp
Sep 1, 2004 10:47 pm
... Ahhh. Seems I got your point and missed the metaphor, which is all the more tragic since I made use of it myself in speaking of the amalgam that *was*...
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Gerry
gerryhsp
Sep 1, 2004 11:01 pm
In a strictly personal curiosity, I'm wondering if anyone still has a copy of last year's _Time_ article on Lost Christianities (or Lost Scriptures?) in which...
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Gerry
gerryhsp
Sep 1, 2004 11:31 pm
... I have to say that my favorite comment on Marcion can be found in ... Marcion as "a violin with one string." He was, Quispel comments, "a religious genius...
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Mike Leavitt
gnositc
Sep 2, 2004 1:22 am
Hello Gerry ... She is Spanish Cuban, and very talkative, to me in a charming way, but then I really like Rosa. I was Deacon at her ordination to the ...
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annie
queen_annie_rsn
Sep 2, 2004 3:35 am
I do understand what you are saying, and there's a middle ground I find between totally being psychic or going all the way in Jung's direction of the opposite...
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annie
queen_annie_rsn
Sep 2, 2004 3:36 am
I have a question for any one who has an answer, because this one probably has more than just a one sentence answer. It's related to these two paragraphs...
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sahms2
Sep 3, 2004 2:38 am
I've been reading the Bible (Genesis,) with two deities in mind. Good experiment! Also, I've been reading The Genesis Factor and have many questions, but I'd...
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pmcvflag
Sep 3, 2004 2:52 am
Hey Annie Just a couple of corrections. Seven Sermons is not actually by Basilides, it is a modern work.... by Jung actually. Second, I am not aware of any...
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pmcvflag
Sep 3, 2004 2:54 am
Gerry.... ... Marcion as "a violin with one string." He was, Quispel comments, "a religious genius with one overpowering idea: God, the Father of Jesus, was...
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pmcvflag
Sep 3, 2004 3:20 am
Say Annie, I think perhaps I made my point a little unclear. You state.... ... I find between totally being psychic or going all the way in Jung's direction of...
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pmcvflag
Sep 3, 2004 3:47 am
Again, Annie, you raise some interesting questions. May I ask, for the record, which books about Gnosticism you are familiar with? This will help me to...
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pmcvflag
Sep 3, 2004 3:59 am
Hey CS Well, I am not familiar with this book, but I can deal with your questions. You ask.... ... Both, neither.... there is more than one form of Gnosticism,...
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Gerry
gerryhsp
Sep 3, 2004 4:07 am
... I'm pretty sure CS must be referring to Hoeller's article, if that gives a better idea of the context. Gerry...
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pmcvflag
Sep 3, 2004 6:52 am
Gerry states.... ... gives a better idea of the context."<<< AH, ok.... that would make things more clear. I thought it was some book. Honestly, I am probably...
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annie
queen_annie_rsn
Sep 3, 2004 2:49 pm
Thanks for clarifying about the seven sermons, but now I'm puzzled that under the title on the first page of the copy I have, and which I cannot remember the...
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sahms2
Sep 3, 2004 2:50 pm
... PMCV, I was referring to the article, The Genesis Factor, by Hoeller. Thanks for answering my questions. ....Okay...now. I'm really confused. In the...
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Mary VanEsselstyn
maryjvan1930...
Sep 3, 2004 2:50 pm
Hi folks On the meaning of Salvation I was wondering if the Gnostics understood it differently than an easy way to get off the hook or am I off base...
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lady_caritas
Sep 3, 2004 3:56 pm
... sky," ... Armstrong ... as ... let ... the ... him ... evil." ... knowledge ... these ... Hello, CS. Before PMCV has an opportunity to respond, perhaps it...
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annie
queen_annie_rsn
Sep 3, 2004 5:55 pm
When you ask about which books about Gnosticism I've read, I'm assuming you mean modern authors on the subject of gnosticism? If so, then really nothing which...
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sahms2
Sep 3, 2004 7:47 pm
... Cari, I appreciate the links, but before I read any further I'd like to get a few points clear in my head. Unfortunately, I takes me awhile to digest the...
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annie
queen_annie_rsn
Sep 3, 2004 7:51 pm
... From: pmcvflag To: gnosticism2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2004 9:47 PM Subject: [Gnosticism2] Salvation Again, Annie, you raise some...
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annie
queen_annie_rsn
Sep 3, 2004 8:22 pm
CS, I meant to send the links for the reading I recommended, but got all caught up in my nomenclature issue. lol http://www.gnosis.org/naghamm/origin.html ...
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annie
queen_annie_rsn
Sep 3, 2004 8:22 pm
CS, I found 'On the origin of the world' and 'The Hypostasis of the Archons' both to be particularly enlightening in regard to the story of creation and the...
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annie
queen_annie_rsn
Sep 4, 2004 2:36 am
Hi--here's my answers that I discovered when I was looking into these matters, hope it helps. Question: If demiurge ( the God from the OT) is evil, why would...
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janahooks
Sep 4, 2004 3:16 am
... Gnostics ... am I off ... explaiin the ... My computer has been in the shop, and I'm 2 and 1/2 hurricanes into the season. I have tried to catch up on 119...
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pmcvflag
Sep 4, 2004 3:20 am
Annie.... ... something being 'worked toward', then they're even bigger fools than we are, and allowed something to happen for no reason."<<< It is funny you...
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lady_caritas
Sep 4, 2004 3:20 pm
... the ... this ... some ... this ... I ... all ... to ... Hi, Jana. Welcome back. I really feel for our members who have had to deal with the effects of...
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Mary VanEsselstyn
maryjvan1930...
Sep 4, 2004 4:54 pm
Hi Janahooks These scriptures have spoken to me and are often ignored by the church. i see the Church as collectve or communitarian where everyone must...
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annie
queen_annie_rsn
Sep 4, 2004 5:48 pm
Cari This really sheds some light on the subject of both Paul and the psychic/pneumatic difference! I can see, now, that Paul deserves better than I was...
