Gospel of Thomas reading available
we 10 pgs single spaced

gnosticism
orthodoxy="right teaching"
opposite=heresy

test for orthodoxy
1)apostolic tradition
2)sacred texts agreed to be
authentic - marcion 2nd century
ad - rejected n.t. except
part of luke and some of
johns letters.

the beliefs which won out
by the 4th century ad became
christianity
how and why did they win out?
-raw politcal suppression
-rational arguement