From: Martin Arhelger (martin.arhelger@metronet.de)
Date: Wed Dec 03 1997 - 03:35:50 EST
>I am aware that the only complete text of Thomas we have is in Coptic ...
but
>does anyone on this list know what the underlying Greek might be for Logion
10?
> I'm interested in doing a word study on "casting fire on the world" and I
>haven't taken Coptic. Yet.
I'm no coptic scholar. But there seems to be a connection to what Luke 12:49
says:
"I came to cast fire upon the earth; and would that it were already
kindled!" (PUR HLQON BALEIN EPI THN GHN KAI TI QELW EI HDH ANHFQH)
Regards
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