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grendelfreak · 04-22-2006, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Spherical Time

A few questions Astreja. What is the Sepher Yetzirah? Has this been authenticatedto the era? From your commentary, it sounds very much like a forgery.

Wikipedia has a page on Sepher Yetzirah if you're interested.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepher_Yetzirah

grendelfreak · 04-22-2006, 11:14 PM

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sunspark · 04-22-2006, 11:36 PM

Remember that this also isn't the sum total of the Judas gospel, this is just what they've been able to translate thus far. I'm interested to see if it contains any elements of the canonized gospels or not.

Astreja · 04-22-2006, 11:57 PM

It looks to me to be the output of a Coptic Gnostic sect, probably written several generations after the alleged events in Jerusalem. With all the mystical brouhaha going on in the background it more closely resembles Revelations than an actual piece of Biblical history.

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grendelfreak Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Where people have scars on their shoulders Posts: 744	Double post

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sunspark Regular Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 260	Remember that this also isn't the sum total of the Judas gospel, this is just what they've been able to translate thus far. I'm interested to see if it contains any elements of the canonized gospels or not.

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Astreja Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Winnipeg, Canada Posts: 2,946	It looks to me to be the output of a Coptic Gnostic sect, probably written several generations after the alleged events in Jerusalem. With all the mystical brouhaha going on in the background it more closely resembles Revelations than an actual piece of Biblical history.

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