In my graduate seminar this semester we had an interesting and intense discussion about Paul and Jesus. In particular, we delved into the issue of what Paul knew about the historical Jesus and whether he knew more than he said and if so why he didn’t say more and if not how that could be. Read by Petra Ortiz
After a brief introduction to the Coptic Gospel of Thomas., Dr. Ehrman presents its first 18 verses
Dr. Ehrman discusses the difficulties of understanding the diverse forms of Gnosticism, arguing that it originated apart from Christianity but later melded with it.