Martyrdom 2

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On 8 Feb 99, at 23:48, Jason Carter wrote:


> 

> >POOBAH

> >Finally, what criteria does Mr. Carter use in selecting extra-canonical

> >Christian sources like Clement? Surely it can't be as ad hoc as those that

> >agree with his position, can it? If he can quote from Clement to buttress

> >his argument, can I quote from the Gospel of Thomas, the Secret Gospel of

> >John, the Gospel of Mary Magdelene, and he will accept those as evidence? If

> >not, what criteria allows him to distinguish between the works of Clement

> >and the works of such followers of Jesus as John, Phillip, Thomas & Mary

> >Magdelene?

> 

> CARTER

> Well for one, Clement was more contemporary with the events in question,

> unlike your quoted Gnostic and pseudopigraphal texts. 

> 

> -Jason


Achilles
Interesting assertion Jason. Don't suppose you would like to present any 
*evidence* for it? 

Nah, didn't think so. 


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