Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] new gnostic gospel discovered [Religion]

[Stephen Montgomery-Smith <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Jonathan King wrote:
> http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/06/science/06cnd-judas.html?ex=1301976000&en=83f994a4468001ff&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss

I don't know why Elaine Pagels said this:

Elaine Pagels, a professor of religion at Princeton who specializes in 
studies of the Gnostics, said in a statement, "These discoveries are 
exploding the myth of a monolithic religion, and demonstrating how 
diverse — and fascinating — the early Christian movement really was."

Anyone who reads the New Testament will see that the early Christian 
movement had many diverse ideas.  One of many places this is mentioned 
is in 2 John 7-11:

Many deceivers, who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the 
flesh, have gone out into the world. Any such person is the deceiver and 
the antichrist. Watch out that you do not lose what you have worked for, 
but that you may be rewarded fully. Anyone who runs ahead and does not 
continue in the teaching of Christ does not have God; whoever continues 
in the teaching has both the Father and the Son. If anyone comes to you 
and does not bring this teaching, do not take him into your house or 
welcome him. Anyone who welcomes him shares in his wicked work.

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Stephen Montgomery-Smith
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