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asaris
i think because i do not believe, the problems of text-generation and select criteria applied at the council of nicea interests me in a different way than it might someone who believes--it would make sense that for someone who believes putting a stop conceptually to the chaos of text-generation--or at least limits on it--is necessary. i just think about it without the requirement that there be any "true" gospels floating about in all of this.
what is evident: christianity in its earliest period was not a unified movement, it had no particular center, if i remember--the imposition of a doctrinal center was another fine result of the council itself (this much is obvious)--so when you talk about anything being "generally accepted" before the council, i think you might be indulging a bit of ex post facto rewriting...
i used the gospel of thomas as an example, nothing more--that because i remembered it for some reason---sorry if i created the impression the argument turned on it.---i dont think there is much argument about the general argument, but if you think i am wrong in this, point me at stuff and i'll check it out (am curious)
maybe underneath it all, the way i see this history is as it is because i have more sympathy for the gnostics than i do for the dominant forms of christianity.
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a gramophone its corrugated trumpet silver handle
spinning dog. such faithfulness it hear
it make you sick.
-kamau brathwaite
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