Saturday, April 23, 2005

MARVIN MEYER'S LECTURE ON NAG HAMMADI is summarized in the Billings Gazette:
Talk highlights unused gospels

By MARY PICKETT
Of The Gazette Staff

Numerous gospels were written about the teachings of Jesus, but only four made it into the New Testament.

Because those four all climaxed in the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus, it's not surprising that Christianity has become the religion of the cross, said Marvin Meyer, a professor and chair of the department of religion studies at Chapman University in Orange, Calif.

On Friday, Meyer gave the last in the Distinguished Lecture Series of the academic year at Montana State University-Billings.

During the presentation that nearly filled a 375-seat lecture hall, Meyer talked about how the discovery of the Gnostic gospels 60 years ago reveals that early Christianity was as diverse as it is today.

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It also reports that Meyer has a new book on Nag Hammadi coming out in the fall.

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