Materials for 9/15

Here are the materials for tonight in case you are bored and want to get some advance reading done:

The Gospel of Thomas

Background info about the Gospel of Thomas

The Gospel of Judas

See you at 6:15!

Discussion of the Infancy Gospel

How is your faith impacted by tales of Jesus as a very human child? What are the implications of toddler that is all knowing and all powerful? Our discussion this week talked about the lost writing that portrays Jesus as a very human child with the ability to act on the impulses of a normal child. Does it mean that Jesus wasn't perfect? Or does it give us another way to connect with that Savior who walked in our shoes and knew what it meant to be human.

Listen to our conversation here, and add your thoughts through the comment thread.

Tonight's Topic: The Infancy Gospel of Thomas

In case you want to study up before we meet tonight, or missed it and want to catch up, here is a link to the Infancy Gospel of Thomas

How did we get the Bible?

This week's faith conversation was about how we got to the Canon, which is not the large weapon that shoot things, that's a cannon. We talked about what got included when, what is missing, and why it became nessecary to create a uniform set of scripture. There were great questions about why it matters, how it impacts faith, and if the bible should be amended now that we have discovered the Dead Sea Scrolls.

You can find the file here!

Next week: Some of the Gnostic Gospels that were rejected.

Feel free to start a discussion in the comment thread!