And let it be noted that this trick cannot be pulled in any other language; this logion, like logion 7, demonstrates that #Coptic Thomas is the original language, and that it is impossible that any other language lies beneath it

It is already evident that the Greek fragments from #Oxyrhynchus are very inaccurate copies, but this pertains to the #provenance of all of the so-called gospel of Thomas - and that is Coptic, and #Egypt

#Academic #Language #RedactionCriticism

Continuing my work on #gospelOfThomas and the Commentary, I have pre-published logion 57 - which is all about the Ego and how to deal with him

While also amply demonstrating the confirmation bias of biblical academic, the paper dives into Matthew's version and many other manuscripts that are related to the most wondrous of all words: Zizanion

#naghammadi #psychology #christianorigins #redactioncriticism

https://www.academia.edu/44840311/The_Parable_of_the_Seed_and_the_Weed_in_Context_a_Sisyphean_task