• Welcome to Religious Forums, a friendly forum to discuss all religions in a friendly surrounding.

    Your voice is missing! You will need to register to get access to the following site features:
    • Reply to discussions and create your own threads.
    • Our modern chat room. No add-ons or extensions required, just login and start chatting!
    • Access to private conversations with other members.

    We hope to see you as a part of our community soon!

Search results

  1. sean_the_iconoclast

    Hey You!

    I know it is.
  2. sean_the_iconoclast

    Gnostic Storytelling in the Canonical Sayings of Jesus

    Etu Malku, references for the following would be sufficient: "The communities to which Paul wrote his letters to were known to be centers of Marcionite Gnosticism" and the statement that Tarsus was a center of the Mysteries. Regarding the latter, could you please indicate the time period as...
  3. sean_the_iconoclast

    Gnostic Storytelling in the Canonical Sayings of Jesus

    Hi EtuMalku. Would you mind giving the references for your assertions above? It would be much appreciated. Thanks.
  4. sean_the_iconoclast

    Christians, War, and the Teachings of Christ

    Regarding rendering to Caesar, that has a specific context that is being ignored, and in any case I don't think Jesus would have considered human life the property of Caesar.
  5. sean_the_iconoclast

    Christians, War, and the Teachings of Christ

    I'd have to agree with Angellous that qualifiers like the distinction between personal and national enemies has no foundation in Jesus's teaching. Furthermore, where is a God-given right to life or anything else spelled out in the Bible? I don't recall any of the early Christians fighting for...
  6. sean_the_iconoclast

    Gnostic Storytelling in the Canonical Sayings of Jesus

    Fair enough, what about more mythological gnostic texts? Do you see them making the same point concerning aquaintance as the canonical gospels and Thomas?
  7. sean_the_iconoclast

    Gnostic Storytelling in the Canonical Sayings of Jesus

    Sorry Angellous, I should have been more specific. By "sayings" I'm just referring to anything Jesus himself said. I don't mean it as a genre. I would consider parables to be stories. I guess to be more specific I'm asking, are there symbolic similarities between gnostic writings and things...
  8. sean_the_iconoclast

    Gnostic Storytelling in the Canonical Sayings of Jesus

    There seems some similarity between Jesus's kingdom of god and gnosis as aquaintance with god, but is there any indication of gnostic storytelling in his canonical sayings?
  9. sean_the_iconoclast

    Hey You!

    I'm a gnostic who hasn't realized it yet.
  10. sean_the_iconoclast

    A Gnovice

    Thanks for the welcome everybody. You're right PureX, I only started identifying as such after a few others called me an iconoclast in regards to challenging conventional wisdom, not smashing things.
  11. sean_the_iconoclast

    A Gnovice

    Hi everybody, My name is Sean. I'm an introverted iconoclast, so don't be scared. I'm not into breaking priceless works of art or bashing the worldviews of others. In fact, I consider understanding other worldviews essential to my inner iconoclasm. Nonetheless, I do try to meet the...
Top