Talk:Pleroma

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I do not believe that Pagels would assert that Paul was a Gnostic and if she would it would be with a great deal of nuance. Without reference, this assertion should be removed. The Gnostics used a wide variety of NT canon to support their theology and Paul was not unique in this regard. If anything, Pagels thesis The Johannine Gospel in Gnostic Exegesis would highlight the Gospel of John as a centerpiece of Gnostic theology as much as any Pauline work.

Perhaps simply removing "Proponents of the view that Paul was actually a gnostic, such as" would be sufficient.

I'll work on identifying some quotes in the short term. --Olen Watson 16:23, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

Your opinion that Pagels does not think that Paul was gnostic is not supported by the evidence, considering she wrote a book titled The Gnostic Paul. --Blainster 23:02, 12 May 2007 (UTC)