I think there is potentiality for more thant that. FFL does not only belong to Fairfield, as far as I know, it's the heart of discontent and discussion within the American TMO - and as in so many other things, America is at the center of it all. If I am misiformed here, please redirect me to the 'real' heart and mind of the TMO. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter Sutphen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Oh, I believe FFL will fade into the great maw of time > and never be heard of again. :) > -Peter > --- peterklutz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > The Gospel of Judas..? > > > > That sounds like FFL in a few centuries (as > > historians investigate > > the Great Transition): garulous, delirious, > > blasphemous, nauseating, > > infuriating, hilarious, enlightening - a must-read. > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, ranigdv > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > ABOUT 2000 years after the Gospel according to > > Judas sowed discord > > > among early Christians, a Swiss foundation says it > > is translating > > > for the first time the controversial text named > > after the apostle > > > said to have betrayed Jesus Christ. > > > > > > The 62-page papyrus manuscript of the text was > > uncovered in Egypt > > > during the 1950s or 1960s, but its owners did not > > fully comprehend > > > its significance until recently, according to the > > Maecenas > > > Foundation in Basel. > > > > > > The manuscript written in the ancient dialect of > > Egypt's Coptic > > > Christian community will be translated into > > English, French and > > > German in about a year, the foundation > > specialising in antique > > > culture said today. > > > > > > "We have just received the results of carbon > > dating: the text is > > > older than we thought and dates back to a period > > between the > > > beginning of the third and fourth centuries," > > foundation director > > > Mario Jean Roberty said. > > > > > > The existence of a Gospel of Judas, which was > > originally written in > > > Greek, was outlined by a bishop, Saint Irenee, > > when he denounced the > > > text as heretical during the second century. > > > > > > "It's the only clear source that allows us to know > > that such a > > > Gospel did exist," Mr Roberty explained. > > > > > > The foundation declined to say what account Judas > > is said to give in > > > his alleged gospel. > > > > > > According to Christian tradition, Judas Iscariot > > betrayed Jesus > > > Christ for 30 pieces of silver by helping the > > Romans to find him > > > before he was crucified. > > > > > > "We do not want to reveal the exceptional side of > > what we have," Mr > > > Roberty said. > > > > > > The author of the text is unknown. > > > > > > "No-one can clearly state that Judas wrote it > > himself," Mr Roberty > > > said, while pointing out that the other gospels > > were probably not > > > written by their supposed authors either. > > > > > > The four recognised gospels of the New Testament > > describe the life, > > > death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ and are > > said to record his > > > teachings from the eyes of four of his disciples, > > Matthew, Mark, > > > Luke and John. > > > > > > The Roman Catholic Church limited the recognised > > gospels to the four > > > in 325 AD, under the guidance of the first > > Christian Roman emperor, > > > Constantine. > > > > > > Thirty other texts - some of which have been > > uncovered - were > > > sidelined because "they were difficult to > > reconcile with what > > > Constantine wanted as a political doctrine", > > according to Mr Roberty. > > > > > > The foundation's director said the Judas Iscariot > > text called into > > > question some of the political principles of > > Christian doctrine. > > > > > > The Maecenas Foundation, which aims to protect > > archaeological relics > > > found in poor countries, hopes to organise > > exhibitions around the > > > manuscript and to produce a documentary on the > > process of > > > unravelling the text. > > > > > > The full launch is due in Easter 2006. > > > > > > AFP > > > > > > > > > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Or go to: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > > and click 'Join This Group!' > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! > http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/ To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
