Is it possible that popular thought concerning the construct of ancient literature consisted of the concept of written language as being a profane version of a sacred reality? And that it was often accepted that it would of necessity employ the allegorical method of the absurd in order to express what was seen as abstract spiritual truths?

Aha, I dropped in to see if anybody was ready to give you a run for your money. I will cruise by later I just finished going thru the other forums doing my thing getting the gnostic crowds' nickers in a twist, as they say in England. I saw one poster who couldn't make up his mind if I was a genius or a moron, well ya can't win them all. I have to chalk that one up to the consider the source category. I polished up my something cognitive for gnostics to chew on rebuttal. Lilgal really tripped me out when she first read it, I don't know if you came across that topic and threads yet. Keep up the good work, but what happened to all our in house banter here? no never-neverland, what gives?