supdave98 on Nostr: The contrast between the first century Gospels and the second century Gnostic gospels ...

The contrast between the first century Gospels and the second century Gnostic gospels like Thomas could not be more stark. They are mutually exclusive, and far from being a compelling competing Jesus narrative like the Bauer thesis claims (Orthodoxy and Heresy in Earliest Christianity). The Heresy of Orthodoxy, Kostenberger and Kruger, make a strong rebuttal to this line of thinking.

https://www.wtsbooks.com/products/heresy-of-orthodoxy-andreas-kostenberger-9781433501432?srsltid=AfmBOorKVNmNKqN2h2dyq27etHbgPh-CjBpEthliHuSLbuAPenS9tiMm