RELG 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Synoptic Gospels
22 Feb 2018
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Image of jesus: fire image illuminating; revealing; source; cleansing, to the me what i am like: angel, philosopher - mark: peter/ thomas: thomas. Jesus was more than a philosopher in mathew - linking to the illumination answer. For mark it was a negative thing do die; mathew, however, got it (the followers also wanted to know - secret knowledge that is created) Jesus was a cryptic sage: to entice the reader to seek and nd the true knowledge. Jesus was the twin: thomas, or the one who discovers. The secret sayings: whoever nds the interpretation of these sayings will not experience death (the name) Drink from my mouth - whoever gets the teaching and takes up the body of discourses - ones who probe it and read deeper. Thomas means twin in greek and aramaic; two becoming one - food/wine/eating/ alliance.
