But the ciruclarity comes from the discussion here, which in essence is Whether gnosticism is the right context to view Thomas. So IF thomas is full of gnostic coded stuff then lion might be gnostic coded stuff. Gnosticism is the exact opposite of this. 0891308725 Use interlibrary loan.
Most public libraries are quite good at getting stuff.
From Montfaucon's Antiquities. Makes as much sense to me as assuming it's gnostic. Confusing it is. Not to mention that I've got James Covey messages coming to my email via the Postal Blowfish list to which the famed Michael Davies is a subscriber.