The Beloved Disciple in conflict? : revisiting the Gospels of John and Thomas / Ismo Dunderberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dunderberg, Ismo.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Beloved Disciple.

Bible. John--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Gospel of Thomas (Coptic Gospel)--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Gospel of Thomas (Coptic Gospel).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (264 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Was the Gospel of John written in critical response to the Gospel of Thomas, an early collection of Jesus's sayings? Or was it directed to the Christians among whom Thomas originated? Ismo Dunderberg challenges these views, arguing that the two gospels were written at about the same time but without knowledge of each other. He also offers a thorough discussion of the identity and functions of the enigmatic Beloved Disciple in the Gospel of John, throwing new lighton this figure by comparing it to other `beloved' disciples of Jesus in early Christian literature. This part of Dunderberg's analys

Contents:

John and Thomas in conflict about what?

The figure of Thomas in the Gospel of John

Jesus sayings in Thomas and their relationship to Johannine traditions

The Beloved Disciple in the Gospel of John

The Beloved Disciple and Thomas

The Beloved Disciple in context.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-226) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-153644-X

1-281-15409-1

9786611154097

1-4356-2352-5

OCLC:

191209792