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Metalogos The Gospels of Thomas & Philip & Truth

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parallels between Paul and the <strong>Gospels</strong>.... [<strong>The</strong>y]<br />

almost always express [even] the same ideas in<br />

completely different words.... I am unconvinced by<br />

the myriad rather weak parallels between the<br />

<strong>Gospels</strong> and Paul. Rather,... the [computer] word<br />

study seems to show that the two are definitely<br />

unrelated.<br />

Stephen J. Patterson, ‘Understanding the<br />

Gospel <strong>of</strong> <strong>Thomas</strong> Today’, in Stephen J.<br />

Patterson, James M. Robinson & Hans-Gebhard<br />

Bethge, <strong>The</strong> Fifth Gospel (1998): <strong>The</strong> so-called<br />

Apostles' Creed that emerged only in the second<br />

century [is] completely lacking in sayings <strong>of</strong> Jesus<br />

and focused only on his birth and death.<br />

John Kaltner, Ishmael Instructs Isaac—An<br />

Introduction to the Qur’an for Bible Readers<br />

(1999): Jesus acknowledges the authority <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Law <strong>of</strong> Moses while ... Paul argues that Jesus'<br />

death and resurrection has rendered the Law<br />

totally obsolete for the Christian.<br />

Anthony Saldarini, ‘Jewish Reform<br />

Movements: Qumran and the Gospel <strong>of</strong><br />

Matthew’ (Biblical Archaeology Society video<br />

lecture, 1999): Jesus wasn't a Christian.... Jesus<br />

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