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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450261403321

Autore

Bonney William

Titolo

Caused to believe [[electronic resource] ] : the Doubting Thomas story at the climax of John's Christological narrative / / by William bonney

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2002

ISBN

1-280-46694-4

9786610466948

1-4175-1509-0

90-474-0168-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (201 p.)

Collana

Biblical interpretation series, , 0928-0731 ; ; v. 62

Disciplina

226.5/06

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-182) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; CHAPTER ONE: Jesus as the Focus of the Thomas Story; CHAPTER TWO: Modern Exegesis of the Thomas Story; CHAPTER THREE: John's Mimetic Narrative; CHAPTER FOUR: Source of Life (Jesus Perceived in Relation to Humanity); CHAPTER FIVE: Divider of Perspectives (Jesus Perceived in Relation to Opposition); CHAPTER SIX: Enabler of Faith (Jesus and Thomas: The Gospel's Climax); Bibliography; Index of Modern Authors; Index of Biblical and Other Ancient Sources

Sommario/riassunto

This work is a literary study of John's gospel focusing upon the doubting Thomas story's role as its climax. It analyzes the Thomas episode in light of the roles played by the characters Jesus encounters throughout the gospel.