By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2024-11-19T16:31:18-05:00November 19th, 2024|Tags: Gospel of Thomas, Gospels, Parables, Wisdom|
Toto works with the Gospel of Thomas in a contemporary setting, helping readers think of the meaning of the messages in a personal and relevant way. It’s like a “dialogue gospel,” not a narrative gospel. Presenter: Toto Tay with host Dr. Shirley Paulson
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2023-11-28T18:09:28-05:00November 28th, 2023|Tags: Community, Early Jesus Followers, Healing, Jesus, The Jewishness of Jesus, Wisdom|
As we think through what Jesus said and did, we will look for the most appropriate words to identify Jesus, his people, and their work. Presenter: Rev. Gordon Raynal
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2023-01-05T15:33:35-05:00January 11th, 2023|Tags: Art Dewey, Gospel of John, Gospel of Thomas, Jesus, Wisdom|
The phrase from the Thomas Saying, “become like me,” is what caught my attention while I was thinking about my New Year’s resolution. I know I am not alone having made resolutions that don’t quite succeed.
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2022-09-27T03:59:38-04:00September 27th, 2022|Tags: Divine Feminine, Jesus, Sophia, Wisdom|
This Bible and Beyond Discussion addresses two gospel texts with a woman and Jesus at their center. Both texts have gender controversy with Jesus and both display complex gender power. Presenter: Dr. Hal Taussig (with host Dr. Shirley Paulson)
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2022-08-17T08:20:34-04:00August 17th, 2022|Tags: Divine Feminine, Jesus, Sophia, Wisdom|
We'll examine the key character of Sophia/Wisdom in the development Jesus peoples of the first two hundred years of the Common Era, the development of Second Temple Judaism, and initial development Rabbinic Judaism. Presenter: Dr. Hal Taussig (with host Dr. Shirley Paulson)
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2022-05-14T23:54:55-04:00April 13th, 2022|Tags: Book of Wisdom, Savior, Secret Revelation of John, Sophia, Wisdom|
Wisdom is ideally prepared to save humanity from its sinful ways precisely because she is wise enough and experienced enough to understand all the tempting ways of the devil.
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2022-07-18T17:38:45-04:00February 22nd, 2021|Tags: Jesus, Sophia, Wisdom|
Gender bending, gender pluralism, and divine-human figures provided backdrops for understanding the intersections of Wisdom, Jesus, and Sophia in ancient literature and contemporary theology and spirituality. Presenter: Dr. Hal Taussig (with host Shirley Paulson, PhD)
By Dr. Hal Taussig|2023-01-23T21:48:05-05:00October 5th, 2020|Tags: Book of Wisdom, Violence, Wisdom, Wisdom of Solomon|
I recommend this kind of presence [Wisdom] in our lives. It asserts good sense, broad learning, and spiritual intuition.
By Dr. Hal Taussig|2021-01-25T04:21:35-05:00August 27th, 2020|Tags: Early Christian Texts, Gospel of Thomas, Spirituality, Wisdom|
Spend five to ten minutes a day contemplating just one saying, letting it roll around in your head and heart and noticing what else it brings into your mind.
