Theos-Talk Archives (October 2003 Message tt00325)

--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, leonmaurer@a... wrote:
> No. It's far more important to find out what those fundamental 
teachings are 
> that were given esoterically to his disciples and how they differ 
from those 
> superficial exoteric teachings given out to the unwashed and 
illiterate 
> multitudes

The esoteric teaching was Kabbalism as taught in the first century. 
It was therefore esoteic Judaism, but first century vintage esoteric 
Judaism, which was not exxactly the same as the modern or medieval 
flavors. Commentators such as Origen insisted esoteric Christianity 
was superioor to exoteric Judaism, which is true, but what they seem 
not to have understood or acknowleged was that esoteric Christianity 
was deeply indebted to esoteric Judaism. With the assistance of the 
latter the former can be reconstructed from existing documents.