A few words on my methodology and the imaginary background of the 4 Annunciations, which I am looking to complete first. Basically, what I'm doing is writing them in "chronological order", adding in important cross-references as I flesh out the narrative to make the differences between the 4 Annunciants (and in particular the 3 synoptical Annunciations, which after all tell the same story) visible. This is already visible in the document for the Great Commission and Last Teaching narrative, which occurs right before the Hiding and is in all three the synoptical Annunciations.
Basically, the four Annunciants mirror their real-life counterparts in terms of style, significance and cross-references, with adjustments made for the people the Particracy versions are ascribed to. Here follow descriptions with excerpts of the Last Teaching narrative to illustrate:
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Julius is equivalent to Mark. As with the RL counterpart, Julius's account is the oldest of the four and the most matter-of-factly presented. Unlike the other 2 synoptical Annunciants, Julius contains no infancy narrative and also no mention of Elijah's priesthood as a young man. It starts with Elijah's baptism. Julius is a major point of reference for the other accounts, which all embellish certain passages and add certain unique materials to them. As with Mark, Julius isn't quite as concerned with prophecy as the others - because he is either Selucian, Cildanian or a mix between one of those two and Yeudi.
“I return to Him who sent me, the Father.
Go forth now, let all peoples live and hear My Annunciation;
and baptise them all in the name of God and Spirit.”
He blessed them, then He was hid from view,
And they saw Him no more.
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Theodore is our Matthew. Again, as with the counterpart, Theodore is based on Julius and source material unique to itself, mostly construed to be a collection of sayings and sermons. The most Yeudi of the three synoptical Annunciations, Theodore largely focuses on Elijah as a teacher and as a messianic figure. The body consists largely of several long sermons by Elijah. Though traditionally attributed to the Apostle Theodore, it is widely held to have been authored by a Yeudi Hosian because of this. It shares some of its themes and sources with Thomas but of the two, Theodore is the more focused on the teachings of Hosianism.
"And it came to pass that He told them that His time had come.
And the Faithful became saddened. Michael asked of Him: “Master,
What shall we do once Thou hast gone? Teach us one last time.”
And the Lord smiled upon them and after laying His hands on each of them
did he step onto a rock, and say unto them:
“This I shall teach you one more time: I have brought you good tidings,
That you and many may be saved through my love and return to God.
Now I return to Him who sent me, Almighty Father to us all,
And commit unto you my flock here on Earth to watch for my return.
Go ye forth then, that you and all peoples may live and hear My Annunciation;
and baptise them all in the name of God and Spirit
And despair not, for I shall be with thee though I am in Hiding, now and unto the end of days.”
And a glorious cloud descended from heaven, and rested upon Him there at that place.
For a moment then, they saw His glory and the glory of God,
And then He was not in the cloud, but yet they felt His presence,
And they saw Him no more."
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Thomas is Luke, but not quite because the authorship is slightly different. As some might recall, it is widely assumed the author of Luke was a physician, accounting for the large number of healing narratives in that particular Gospel. Thomas is a Priest - furthermore, he is also the second great apostle after Michael and therefore many of the great epistles are also attributed to him. The Annunciation according to Thomas is therefore often regarded as containing more miracles but also more calls to action and prayer than the others. This is clearly visible in the Last Teaching Narrative, which ends (moving into the Acts of the Hosioi, which as with its parallel is the Second Book of Thomas). It also contains the most elaborate (and therefore standard) version of the Hosian Paternoster (which I have yet to get to grips with).
“Go ye forth then, that you and all peoples may live and hear My Annunciation;
and baptise them all in the name of God and Spirit
With peace I leave you now; and my peace I give you.”
And He blessed them, and lo! a glorious cloud obscured Him from view.
And He went from them thus, and they saw Him no more.
But strengthened in their faith, they returned to Yishelem with joy,
and praised God to all they met.
It is also unique among the Annunciations in that its author refers to himself in first person a few times, predominantly in its First Supper narrative (which has led to its identification with Thomas but which later scholars speculate is the result of a pseudonymic identification with Thomas or basis in an earlier proto-Annunciation authored by Thomas). This is not consistent throughout the text as sometimes Thomas is referred to in third person.
And I, being faithful, saw the Lord and knew Him,
And I believed, and I have written down this testimony,
And it is true, and I have so written in order that you may believe.
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Joseph is John, and therefore, totally unrelated to the other three. His Annunciation differs in style, Pneumatological content and message from the other three. Elijah is far more determined in his self-sacrifice than in the synoptic Annunciations and he is presented far more as a divine king and high priest. The text contains far more symbolism that at first sight may seem to be irreconcilable to the synopticals, such as for example the description of the return from exile and the Hiding as occurring at the same time and the arrival of the Light of God between the two, which differs starkly from the synoptical order (which is Exile, Hiding, Light of God). The only bit of Joseph that has been written so far is its opening, which looks to evoke "In the Beginning was the Word"
The Spirit was in the beginning, when God created Heaven and Earth.
And the Spirit was Light and Word and Life, and the Spirit was God.
And the Light of God and Spirit shone in the darkness, revealing and creating,
And never was the darkness able to prevail upon the Light.