Comments on: the baptism of jesus in the synoptics http://blog.bradleyrichert.com/2006/11/02/the-baptism-of-jesus-in-the-synoptics/ a work in progress Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:18:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: brad richert http://blog.bradleyrichert.com/2006/11/02/the-baptism-of-jesus-in-the-synoptics/#comment-113 Sat, 04 Nov 2006 19:37:09 +0000 http://blog.bradleyrichert.com/2006/11/02/the-baptism-of-jesus-in-the-synoptics/#comment-113 No, I have been meaning to get to Jonas, but figured I would wait until Grad Studies to tackle the academic and philosophic side of Gnosticism. Any academic, or etic, studies of Gnosticism have been in light of early Christian studies and my own personal studied in occultism. The majority of my studies in Gnosticism have been from 'dueling' emic factions: gnosticism as known by 'emergent' Christians and gnosticism as known by sophianic gnostics. As I have previously stated, I have very little understanding of Islam (relative to my knowledge in other major religions). My only studies in Islam is the attempt to read the Koran - the problem I had was that I kept reading it in the eyes of someone who had previously studied Judaism through the eyes of a Christian. Most of what I know about Islam is through my Muslim friends. This essay was written over the summer while studying early christian writings and pseudo-archaeology. No, I have been meaning to get to Jonas, but figured I would wait until Grad Studies to tackle the academic and philosophic side of Gnosticism. Any academic, or etic, studies of Gnosticism have been in light of early Christian studies and my own personal studied in occultism. The majority of my studies in Gnosticism have been from ‘dueling’ emic factions: gnosticism as known by ‘emergent’ Christians and gnosticism as known by sophianic gnostics.

As I have previously stated, I have very little understanding of Islam (relative to my knowledge in other major religions). My only studies in Islam is the attempt to read the Koran - the problem I had was that I kept reading it in the eyes of someone who had previously studied Judaism through the eyes of a Christian. Most of what I know about Islam is through my Muslim friends.

This essay was written over the summer while studying early christian writings and pseudo-archaeology.

]]> by: khalidmir http://blog.bradleyrichert.com/2006/11/02/the-baptism-of-jesus-in-the-synoptics/#comment-114 Sat, 04 Nov 2006 08:52:25 +0000 http://blog.bradleyrichert.com/2006/11/02/the-baptism-of-jesus-in-the-synoptics/#comment-114 Brad, have you read Hans jonas' book on gnosticism? If you read nothing else you must take a look at his essay Gnosticism, nihilism, and existentilaism in his book, 'The Phenomenon of Life'. Just out of curiosity, did you study Islam also in this period? Brad, have you read Hans jonas’ book on gnosticism? If you read nothing else you must take a look at his essay Gnosticism, nihilism, and existentilaism in his book, ‘The Phenomenon of Life’.

Just out of curiosity, did you study Islam also in this period?

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