By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2021-02-07T23:30:31-05:00February 4th, 2021|Tags: Dead Sea Scrolls, Early Christian Texts, Jesus, Judaism, Mark M. Mattison, Odes of Solomon|
"Some think these Odes of Solomon are words of praise to Jesus. … But these are Jesus's praises of God, not the worship of Jesus." An Interview with Samuel Zinner, PhD, and Mark M. Mattison.
By Mark M. Mattision|2023-08-21T03:21:17-04:00January 28th, 2021|Tags: Early Christian Texts, Early Jesus Followers, Mark M. Mattison, Music, Odes of Solomon|
"Virtually unknown until ancient manuscripts began to surface in 1785, this surprising and superlative collection of odes offers a rare glimpse into the unbridled spirituality of early Eastern followers of Jesus."
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2020-05-28T07:43:52-04:00May 7th, 2020|Tags: Dead Sea Scrolls, Judaism, Mark M. Mattison, Odes of Solomon|
These spectacular extant texts are from an era right when there's the so-called parting of the ways between Judaism and Christianity. An Interview with Samuel Zinner, PhD, and Mark M. Mattison
By Mark M. Mattision|2021-02-07T23:31:48-05:00July 25th, 2019|Tags: Ascent of the Soul, Gospel of Mary, Mark M. Mattison, Tchacos Codex, The Book of the Stranger|
Since translating the fifth-century version of The Gospel of Mary, I’ve often pondered its central feature – a story about a soul’s perilous journey upward past seven malevolent Powers that seek to restrain it.
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2022-12-19T23:13:42-05:00April 10th, 2019|Tags: Gospel of Thomas, Mark M. Mattison|
In this interview, Mark M. Mattison explains that the dozens of Gospels written in antiquity shed light not just on the meaning of Jesus, but also on the communities that produced them. An interview with Mark M. Mattison.
By Mark M. Mattision|2023-01-14T17:00:09-05:00March 1st, 2019|Tags: Book of Acts, Christian Canon, Mark M. Mattison, New Testament, Old Testament|
The canonical books of the Christian New Testament are foundational spiritual texts for Christians, but they are not the only texts written by early Christians.
