By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2026-03-02T16:15:01-05:00March 4th, 2026|Tags: Demiurge, Gospel of John, Gospel of Luke, Gospel of Matthew, Gospel of Philip, Infancy Gospel of Thomas|
It could be useful to read this text—to kind of really reflect on these human and divine identities and natures of Jesus and how to balance those, even if it's not in line with doctrinal teachings. An interview with Nathan Houston.
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2025-05-21T23:16:47-04:00April 2nd, 2025|Tags: Eucharist, Gospel of Philip, Material World, Nag Hammadi|
One of the things that originally attracted me to this text was the fact that it is clearly extremely interested in the New Testament. It knows much of the New Testament really well. An interview with Dr. Kimberley Fowler
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2024-12-09T15:41:22-05:00December 11th, 2024|Tags: Christmas, Gospel of Philip, Odes of Solomon, Secret Revelation of John, The Book of the Stranger|
Noting how often the concept of birth in general was discussed in the context of a divine action, we gain more appreciation of Jesus’s spiritual conception. The focus turns toward the spiritual perfection and divine purpose of the Father/Mother/Creator.
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2024-12-08T17:59:09-05:00July 9th, 2020|Tags: Early Christian Texts, Gospel of Philip, Injustice, Salvation|
Am I (and everybody else) supposed to work on my own behavior alone with God, or … should I sell everything I have and give to the poor, as Jesus teaches (Mark 10:21)?
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2024-12-08T17:58:48-05:00August 8th, 2019|Tags: Extracanonical Texts, Gospel of Philip, Material World, Matter, Spirituality, Tripartite Tractate|
In many different forms of the biblical message, I learned there was a difference between a perception of the not-enough-world and the abundance of the heavenly realm as Jesus taught it.
