Thomasine traditions in antiquity : the social and cultural world of the Gospel of Thomas
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Thomasine traditions in antiquity : the social and cultural world of the Gospel of Thomas
（Nag Hammadi and Manichaean studies, v. 59）
Brill, 2006
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"This volume is a collection of papers that were presented to the Society of Biblical Literature Thomasine Traditions Group"--Pref
Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-292) and indexes
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Description
This volume is a selection of papers presented to the Society of Biblical Literature Thomasine Traditions Group from 1996 to 2001. The papers focus on the early Christian writings attributed to the apostle Thomas with particular emphasis on the Gospel of Thomas. The collection offers an extensive discussion of the social and cultural world of the gospel, particularly examining its relationship to other contemporary Christian writings and Graeco-Roman literature. The essays give a helpful survey of recent developments and discussions in the field of Thomasine studies.
Among many topics dealt with in the volume are the issue of Thomas' "community," the gospel's enigmatic exhortation to become "passers-by," and Thomas' relation to the Hebrew epic, Platonic philosophic traditions, Valentinus, as well as to early gospel harmonies. The volume also proposes a hypothesis of the earliest layer of the Thomasine traditions and presents analyses of Thomas' argumentative rhetology and portrait of Jesus. One essay focuses on the role of the apostle Thomas in the Acts of Thomas. Thomasine Traditions in Antiquity will be a valuable tool for all those interested in Nag Hammadi Studies, Gnosticism, Early Christianity and the history of religion.
Table of Contents
Preface
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Introduction
Chapter One, Stephen J. Patterson, The Gospel of Thomas and Christian Beginnings
Chapter Two, Risto Uro, The Social World of the Gospel of Thomas
Chapter Three, Philip H. Sellew, Jesus and the Voice from beyond the Grave: Gospel of Thomas 42 in the Context of Funerary Epigraphy
Chapter Four, Milton Moreland, The Twenty-Four Prophets of Israel are Dead: Gospel of Thomas 52 as a Critique of an Early Christian Hermeneutic
Chapter Five, April D. DeConick, On the Brink of the Apocalypse: A Preliminary Examination of the Earliest Speeches in the Gospel of Thomas
Chapter Six, Petri Luomanen, "Let Him Who Seeks, Continue Seeking": The Relationship between the Jewish-Christian Gospels and the Gospel of Thomas
Chapter Seven, Jon Ma. Asgeirsson, Plato's Timaeus and the Gospel of Thomas
Chapter Eight, Vernon K. Robbins, Enthymemic and Picture in the Gospel of Thomas
Chapter Nine, Antti Marjanen, The Characterization of Jesus in the Gospel of Thomas
Chapter Ten, Ismo Dunderberg, From Thomas to Valentinus: Genesis Exegesis in Fragment 4 of Valentinus and Its Relationship to the Gospel of Thomas
Chapter Eleven, Patrick J. Hartin, The Role and Significance of the Character of Thomas in the Acts of Thomas
Chapter Twelve, Marvin Meyer, "Be Passersby": Gospel of Thomas 42, Jesus Traditions, and Islamic Literature
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