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The gospel of Thomas and Plato : a study of the impact of platonism on the "Fifth Gospel" / by Ivan Miroshnikov.
Van Pelt Library BS2860.T52 M57 2018
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Miroshnikov, I. (Ivan), author.
- Series:
- Nag Hammadi and Manichaean studies ; volume 93.
- Nag Hammadi and Manichaean studies, 0929-2470 ; volume 93.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gospel of Thomas (Coptic Gospel)--Criticism and interpretation.
- Gospel of Thomas (Coptic Gospel).
- Platonists.
- Criticism and interpretation.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 324 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden : Brill, [2018].
- Summary:
- Ivan Miroshnikov contributes to the study of the earliest Christian engagements with philosophy by offering the first systematic discussion of the impact of Platonism on the Gospel of Thomas, one of the most intriguing and cryptic works among the Nag Hammadi writings. Miroshnikov demonstrates that a Platonist lens is indispensable to the understanding of a number of the Thomasine sayings that have, for decades, remained elusive as exegetical cruces. The Gospel of Thomas is thus an important witness to the early stages of the process that eventually led to the Platonist formulation of certain Christian dogmata.
- Notes:
- Revised edition of doctoral dissertation University of Helsinki, 2016.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [274]-308) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9004367284
- 9789004367289
- OCLC:
- 1023608348
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