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What I'd like access to is the works of Shenouda which discuss the holding of apocrypha in monasteries. Sadly offline :-( This may be relevant https://www.academia.edu/1167504/Shenoute_s_Heresiological_Polemics_and_Its_Context_s_ (you need to sign up to Academia but that should be straightforward) ...

What does seem new and controversial is the late dating of some of the Nag Hammadi texts. e.g. While the Gospel of Philip has traditionally be considered a Christian writing from before the Council of Nicaea, Lundhaug argues that it reflects post-Nicene theology and discusses its context in later C...

I suspect the same is true for all topics which are subjects of political or religious controversy. One of the good things about patristics is that, although in the past it was bedevilled by this kind of thing, it no longer is, despite the best efforts of some US NT studies.

Thank heavens that it includes a translation. What a pity that it's in German!

That was my take ... a "jazzed up" article.

What I'd like access to is the works of Shenouda which discuss the holding of apocrypha in monasteries. Sadly offline

Thank you Stephen for these additional details.

The question remains outstanding, tho; and interesting - what is the circulation of Roman coins in Palestine, and over what period does it ramp up. What are the finds of denarii, and how does this compare to other introductions of coinage. Starting with Pompey, presumably. It would be interesting to...

But I think we've established that spin isn't familiar with the data or the literature. In which case there is no more to say.

spin wrote:

Roger Pearse wrote:Thank you both. Of course a single scholar's opinion is nothing; we want the consensus.

There is no matter of opinion. (etc).

No idea what the consensus is, then?

I asked a serious question, because I know nothing about this chap. It doesn't seem as if you do either, then. Pity.