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The Gospel of Thomas and the Problem of Secret Christianity: Sayings, Knowledge, Salvation, and the Limits of the “Hidden Gospel” Narrative

Grace, Daniel J.

The Gospel of Thomas is frequently described in popular culture as a suppressed secret gospel that preserves an alternative Christianity based on hidden knowledge. This article argues that such descriptions flatten a far more complicated text and scholarly debate. Thomas is a collection…

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The Churches That Forgot What Christ Remembered: Institutional Memory, Selective History, Ecclesial Truthfulness, and the Seven Churches of Revelation

Grace, Daniel J.

This academic study develops a theology of ecclesial memory through the letters to the seven churches in Revelation 2–3. It argues that the risen Christ remembers what churches selectively preserve, suppress, rename, or forget. The paper examines Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia,…

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