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...composition, an oil on a copper surface, pictures a philosopher copying a manuscript illuminated by an unusual lighting effect from a candle...
Common denominator of this treasure-trove is Gnosticism, a potent heresy of Christianity's early days, which interpreted Jesus' life and teaching as an esoteric message of salvation directed to an elite equipped with secret knowledge. As such, most of the manuscripts are interesting mainly to scholars. But the Gospel of St. Thomas has a special concern and fascination for all Christians, for it is a 3rd or 4th century collection of 114 "sayings of Jesus" that dates back to a Greek manuscript from the first half of the 2nd century-within 50 years of the Gospels themselves...
When the prosecutor produced an unpublished manuscript in which Macharia accused Kenyatta of being "the 100% leader of the Communist Party in Africa" and a man who had his own private Gestapo to kill enemies, Macharia insisted that the government had paid him ?29 a month to write such lies. Finally Pritt called Kenyatta himself...
...verdict was announced, some 100 painters and writers in the courtroom broke into cheers. Their rights as creators were finally recognized. Henceforth, a painting or a manuscript is no longer a piece of household furniture, and an unfinished work cannot be sold against the creator's will...
...tried to shape this mass into an orderly autobiography. The first version appeared in 1924, and by cutting out all seemingly offensive passages. Editor Albert Bigelow Paine tried to keep Mark Twain's reputation as spotless as his linen. In 1940 Bernard DeVoto published another portion of the manuscript. Now Charles Neider, novelist and essayist, gives what seems closest to the truth of the matter...