Recovering the original Gospel of Thomas : a history of the gospel and its growth / April D. De Conick.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

De Conick, April D., author.

Series:

Library of New Testament studies. Early Christianity in context ; Volume 286.

Early Christianity in context. Library of New Testament studies ; Volume 286

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Gospel of Thomas (Coptic Gospel).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (311 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York, NY : T&T Clark, 2005.

Summary:

This book explores the fascinating and enigmatic collection of 114 sayings of Jesus, the ''Gospel of Thomas'' that was discovered in the sands of Nag Hammadi, Egypt, in the 1940''s. Since its discovery, scholars and the public alike have been intrigued to know what the Gospel says and what light it sheds on the formation of early Christianity. Here, DeConick provides a new English translation of the entire Gospel of Thomas, which includes the original ''kernel'' of the Gospel and all the sayings. A unique feature of this book is that translations to the parallels of the Gospel are als

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; List of Illustrations; PART ONE MAPPING A METHODOLOGY; Chapter 1 The ''New'' Traditionsgeschichtliche Approach; Chapter 2 The Enigmatic Gospel of Thomas; Chapter 3 The Rolling Gospel of Thomas; PART TWO RECOVERING THE KERNEL; Chapter 4 An Early Christian Speech Gospel; Chapter 5 The Imminent Apocalypse; PART THREE ASSESSING THE ACCRETIONS; Chapter 6 The Collapse of the Apocalypse; Chapter 7 The Restoration of Eden; Chapter 8 A Mystical Revival; Chapter 9 The Immanent Apocalypse; Chapter 10 Thomas and Christian Origins

BibliographyIndex of References; Index of Authors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-567-48917-5