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Jesus' twin : a dialogue with the Gospel of Thomas / James W. Heisig.
Van Pelt Library BS2860.T52 H4513 2015
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Heisig, James W., 1944- author.
- Standardized Title:
- Gemelo de Jesús. English
- Language:
- English
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Gospel of Thomas (Coptic Gospel)--Criticism and interpretation.
- Gospel of Thomas (Coptic Gospel).
- Jesus Christ.
- Christianity and other religions.
- Buddhism--Relations--Christianity.
- Buddhism.
- Relations.
- Christianity.
- Criticism and interpretation.
- Physical Description:
- 195 pages ; 21 cm
- Place of Publication:
- [New York] : The Crossroad Publishing Company, [2015]
- Summary:
- Living an authentic spiritual life is never easy. We need all the help we can get. So a faithful community, sacred texts that inspire us and guide us, acts of worship and prayer that will sustain us, and spiritual experiences that can enlighten us and deepen our beliefs are all critical disciplines. Discovering a text that illumines our understanding of who Jesus was and what he said becomes another potent force in our soul's growth. Professor James Heisig provides a new set of lenses for seeing Jesus through the text of the Gospel of Thomas. For many this vision will be a spiritual revelation of the first order, not unlike reading the Bible for the first time, when the eyes have been opened. Additionally our wise guide, Professor Heisig, has the ability to place this controversial text in the midst of scholarly concerns while keeping his eyes on the prize, our personal spiritual edification. As he walks us through the intellectual and spiritual landscape that surrounds this ancient text we find that his insight into the actual sayings of Jesus in this gospel have to the ability to transform our understanding of what a sacred text can offer. In his capable hands Professor Heisig has given us a book for all ages, all generations, and all people of faith. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Profanum: Studying the text 11
- Fanum: Dialoguing with the text 43
- Saeculum: Placing the text 151.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Contains:
- Container of: Gospel of Thomas (Coptic Gospel). English.
- ISBN:
- 0824520319
- 9780824520311
- OCLC:
- 892432389
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