Christian Wisdom:: The Gospel Of Thomas and Canonical Gospel Parallels (Part 2)
Tuesday January 18, 2022 - Tuesday March 23, 2022, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Offered OVER Zoom!
The Gospel of Thomas is one of the sacred books of early Christianity. It solely contains the Wisdom Sayings (Logia) of Jesus. These are similar to the parables of Jesus found in the New Testament Canonical Gospels. The Program will focus on a small group continuing to explore and unpack the Gospel of Thomas as an expression of Christian Wisdom in relation to it's parallels in the Christian Canonical Gospels (Mark, Matthew, Luke and John).
Each week of this program will feature a facilitated exploration focused on the Gospel of Thomas Logia (Sayings). We'll utilize a Lectio Divina style to allow the group's Wisdom to flow in order to unpack the deeper meaning inherent in each Logion considered. The Logia we cover each week will be selected to correspond to those found to be parallel in successive Chapters of Matthew.
To further enhance private exploration and understanding, other translations of the Logia will be provided and the parallel sayings from various Canonical Gospels will be shared after each meeting. In addition, commentary from a variety of sources will be shared to enhance the meaning of the Logia uncovered by the group. Each member of the group is encouraged to spend time with the Logia we discuss and the additional resources provided between meetings so that their deeper and transformative meaning might be further revealed to them.
Because Wisdom work is inspired by the Spirit, each session will being with a 20-minute period of Centering Prayer to ground and open all participants to the workings of the Spirit.
At our first meeting a brief History of the Gospel of Thomas and the Aramaic New Testament we are using will be shared with the group as well as an introduction to the structure and format of our 10 weeks together.
We will be using the translations found in "The Luminous Gospels" by Lynn C. Bauman as our primary Gospel of Thomas source. We will be using translations found in "The Modern New Testament from the Aramaic" by Dr. George Lamsa as our primary Canonical Gospel source.
The size of the group is limited to 14 participants to ensure that there is ability for all to share. All sessions will be conducted over Zoom.
The suggested offering for this program is $95 for this ten-session series (Part 2) will seek to cover the remaining 1/2 of the Gospel of Thomas/Canonical Gospel parallels.
Please register below, once we have sufficient registrations you'll be contacted to regarding the method of payment and other details about the group.
Each week of this program will feature a facilitated exploration focused on the Gospel of Thomas Logia (Sayings). We'll utilize a Lectio Divina style to allow the group's Wisdom to flow in order to unpack the deeper meaning inherent in each Logion considered. The Logia we cover each week will be selected to correspond to those found to be parallel in successive Chapters of Matthew.
To further enhance private exploration and understanding, other translations of the Logia will be provided and the parallel sayings from various Canonical Gospels will be shared after each meeting. In addition, commentary from a variety of sources will be shared to enhance the meaning of the Logia uncovered by the group. Each member of the group is encouraged to spend time with the Logia we discuss and the additional resources provided between meetings so that their deeper and transformative meaning might be further revealed to them.
Because Wisdom work is inspired by the Spirit, each session will being with a 20-minute period of Centering Prayer to ground and open all participants to the workings of the Spirit.
At our first meeting a brief History of the Gospel of Thomas and the Aramaic New Testament we are using will be shared with the group as well as an introduction to the structure and format of our 10 weeks together.
We will be using the translations found in "The Luminous Gospels" by Lynn C. Bauman as our primary Gospel of Thomas source. We will be using translations found in "The Modern New Testament from the Aramaic" by Dr. George Lamsa as our primary Canonical Gospel source.
The size of the group is limited to 14 participants to ensure that there is ability for all to share. All sessions will be conducted over Zoom.
The suggested offering for this program is $95 for this ten-session series (Part 2) will seek to cover the remaining 1/2 of the Gospel of Thomas/Canonical Gospel parallels.
Please register below, once we have sufficient registrations you'll be contacted to regarding the method of payment and other details about the group.
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Presented and Facilitated by Mike Smoolca:
Nearly a decade ago Mike Smoolca retired from a nearly 30 year career in Business and Technology to focus on deepening his relationships, spirituality, teaching and service to others. Mike is a practicing Spiritual Director, Spiritual Director Supervisor and BioSpiritual Focusing Companion as well as a leader and teacher in the area's Christian Contemplative Community. Mike has been facilitating Spiritual groups for over 10 years and, in particular, these Gospel of Thomas groups for over a year. |