tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759844.post8659175623665088919..comments2024-03-21T14:59:20.729-04:00Comments on NT Blog: Gospel of Jesus' Wife: the last line is also from ThomasMark Goodacrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05115370166754797529noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759844.post-91907025921406303352012-09-25T12:52:53.529-04:002012-09-25T12:52:53.529-04:00I'm persuaded by the arguments that this fragm...I'm persuaded by the arguments that this fragment is derivative from the Gospel of Thomas, but why does that necessarily mean it is a _modern_ forgery? Couldn't it be an ancient derivative work? (I.e., something along the lines of Matthew using Mark)MGVHoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13984044532444865131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759844.post-46708694866691422682012-09-25T10:45:50.887-04:002012-09-25T10:45:50.887-04:00Thanks Mark! The anomaly of one phrase apparently...Thanks Mark! The anomaly of one phrase apparently based on Matthew's gospel and the rest based on Thomas's gospel called for, in my estimation, an extraordinary explanation. But you have adequately demonstrated that even this phrase actually comes from Thomas. So, Watson and yourself appear highly likely to be correct in thinking this a modern forgery. Frank McCoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13434215260580993981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759844.post-38399680428656683592012-09-25T07:53:07.262-04:002012-09-25T07:53:07.262-04:00Yes, Mark, it does appear to be largely a pastiche...Yes, Mark, it does appear to be largely a pastiche of Thomas. Good eye. By the way, the unsigned and undated letter purporting to give the views of now-deceased Prof. Fecht may be notable for, reportedly, claiming that he had the opinion that this ms could be evidence for a possible marriage. Unlike Prof. King, and many others, who acknowledge that this ms does not provide evidence for first-century history, would it have been typical of Prof. Fecht to make such a claim? Or might this be spin to increase sales price?<br />Stephen Goransonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15300499142977120746noreply@blogger.com