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Forgotten where I saw mention of this news article, but thought it was interesting. I was unaware of the papyrus in question, and the below article would lead one to believe that the contents have never been published. Hoping to read more about the material, I did a quick Google search and the first result yielded [...] I’ve been doing some reading on Easter customs lately, my favorite two titles being An Egg at Easter: A Folklore Study by Venetia Newall and Easter and its Customs by Christina Hole. Another favorite piece of reading was Newall’s “Easter Eggs: Symbols of Life and Renewal” (Folklore, Vol. 95, No. 1, pp. 21-29), which continues [...] This morning I watched the National Geographic press conference, complete with big name biblical scholars like Ehrman, Pagels and Meyer. Last check, the video stream for this was still cycling and found here. There’s finally a Gospel of Judas website from National Geographic, and a transcription of the complete Coptic can be downloaded in pdf format here [...] Thought this post, on Gypsy Scholar, was great, and well timed for me, as I’ve just started several books regarding vampires! Vampires have been on my mind quite a bit lately, as I’ve been in a position to repeatedly bring up David Niall Wilson’s This Is My Blood, a rendering of Mary Magdalene, THE VAMPIRE! Making [...] Caught mention of this press release at http://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/. http://sev.prnewswire.com/television/20060322/DCW02422032006-1.html ‘The Gospel of Judas’ Traces the Incredible Story of One of the Most Important Finds in Biblical Archaeology WASHINGTON, March 22 /PRNewswire/ — Discovered by chance in the 1970s, a document that lay hidden for nearly 1,700 years emerges today as the “The Gospel of Judas,” which will be [...] Betz, Hans Dieter One new review, plus one from last year. Posted to the biblical-studies list from Eisenbrauns… Appears the release date is on or about the 24th. While I couldn’t find anything on this on the NG site, or Eisenbrauns’ site, Amazon does have this listed. Amazon’s information appears to differ from that of Eisenbrauns. Amazon lists the The Gospel of Judas as having only 192 [...] A one volume edition of the Dictionary of Gnosis & Western Esotericism, a book on dreams in early Judaism and a sale price for the The Coptic Gnostic Library… Dictionary of Gnosis & Western Esotericism Not yet published. Expected June 2006 The Song of Songs Series: Ancient Near Eastern Studies Supplement Series, 17 Authors: Stoop-van Paridon P.W.T. Summary: I need to finish Stephen Benko’s The Virgin Goddess: Studies in the Pagan and Christian Roots of Mariology this weekend, preferably tonight, as its been recalled by the library. A few quotes regarding notions I wish to follow up on appear early on in the book. Really wish I had more time with this title… [...] |
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