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Pastimes : History's effect on Religion -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: Alastair McIntosh who wrote (319)8/11/2005 8:39:44 PM
From: Sun Tzu  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 520
 
Actually, I suspect the reason Gospel of Thomas was not included is NOT due to conflict with litteral interpretation but because it would have contradicted an authoritarian Church. Think about the ramifications of the concept that the Kingdom of Heaven is within us and that we may all achieve salvation without the approval of Church. Then how could the Church sell after life or exercise authoritarian rule.