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To: coincheck

1st Council of Nicea where the current Old and New Testaments were canonized, was in 325AD. Contemporary with this manuscript.

Gospel of St Thomas is an interesting read and it is easy to see why the early church rejected it as it completely undercut the churches power.

“Lift a stone and you will find me. Split a piece of wood and I am there...” No need for a priest to intercede on your behalf with your Deity...


38 posted on 06/12/2024 11:10:10 AM PDT by Dead Corpse (A Psalm in napalm...)
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To: Dead Corpse
Almost completely wrong. Nicaea I said little to nothing about the canon. The canon in the West was settled by three local councils and a Papal decree (the "Tome of Damasus") between AD 380 and AD 430. The "Infancy Gospel of Thomas," with its ridiculous stories about Jesus killing two boys and blinding the parents of one, then miraculously resurrecting the boys and restoring their parents' sight, was known to be a product of Egyptian Gnosticism both before and after.
41 posted on 06/12/2024 11:33:23 AM PDT by Campion (Everything is a grace, everything is the direct effect of our Father's love - Little Flower)
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