The Discussion on 'Philip speaks from the grave' about Chrestianity preceding Christianity has resulted in over 140 pages of raw data, that include great amounts of additional research, for instance the distribution of xrhst and xreist over the course of many centuries

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From Chrestian to Christian: Philip beyond the grave - Discussion content

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And with that last very long logion, the current series ends. I am working on 62 as we speak

I'll provide the third summary tomorrow, logia 44-61

Thomas is perhaps the most deep text on psychoanalysis ever, but certainly the earliest of its kind

For those interested in how it came to be confused into Christianity, read

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The inevitable emergence of Christianity

This paper proposes that there was an evident reason for the emergence of Christianity, and one that has its basis in society at large, crossing the boundaries of space and time. Under the circumstances presented it was nigh inevitable that

Logion 43 closes the set of dialogue, with the disciples inquiring after the nature of IS, who lashes out: "You are identical to those damn Judeans who worship their god in words yet not in deeds, and fail to see the forest through the trees of what their own deeds in actuality are comprised of"

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and IS lashes out at Thomas in logion 13 when he calls him master / writer: we all write our own script, we are slaves to no one

We must be fearless, shameless, lawless - our own master and nobody else's

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Over 100 participants in the #OpenAcces #Discussion on Philip, who narrates about #Chrestians becoming #Christians, and even #Christ

Tacitus, Justin Martyr, Tertullian, Suetonius, Codex Sinaiticus, Bezae, Vaticanus: hundreds of MSS and sources attest to the fact that #Chrestianity existed - prior to #Christianity

And while none of them mention Christ, dozens mention #Chrestmas

I welcome those who are interested:

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From Chrestian to Christian - Philip beyond the grave

An invitation to join Martijn Linssen's Discussion on Academia.edu.

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Before #Christianity there was #Chrestianity - the #openaccess Discussion on my paper has started

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A warm welcome to all who have joined so far, and those who want to participate

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From Chrestian to Christian - Philip beyond the grave

An invitation to join Martijn Linssen's Discussion on Academia.edu.

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From Chrestian to Christian - Philip beyond the grave

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From Chrestian to Christian - Philip beyond the grave

It ought to be common knowledge that no Greek or Latin manuscript ever writes out the name for Jesus or Christ in full: where the Greek exclusively uses ⲓⲥ ⲭⲥ, the Latin employs ⲓⲏⲥ ⲭⲣⲥ, even literally transcribing those Greek letters. The Coptic