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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790408403321

Autore

Patterson Stephen J. <1957->

Titolo

The Gospel of Thomas and Christian origins : essays on the Fifth Gospel / / by Stephen J. Patterson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , 2013

ISBN

90-04-25621-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (325 p.)

Collana

Nag Hammadi and Manichaean studies, , 0929-2470 ; ; volume 84

Disciplina

229/.8

Soggetti

Apocryphal books

Church history - Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

A collection of previously published essays; dates of original publication range from 1991 to 2013.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter -- A Polarizing Artifact -- The View from across the Euphrates -- Jesus Meets Plato: The Theology of the Gospel of Thomas and Middle Platonism -- Platonism and the Apocryphal Origins of Immortality in the Christian Imagination or Why do Christians Have Souls that Go to Heaven? -- The Gospel of (Judas) Thomas and the Synoptic Problem -- The Gospel of Thomas and Historical Jesus Research -- Wisdom in Q and Thomas -- Asceticism in the Gospel of Thomas and Q: The Peculiar Practice of the Early Jesus Tradition -- The Parable of the Catch of Fish: A Brief History -- Apocalypticism or Prophecy and the Problem of Polyvalence: Lessons from the Gospel of Thomas -- Paul and the Jesus Tradition: It is Time for Another Look -- The Gospel of Thomas and Christian Beginnings -- Works Cited -- Indexes.

Sommario/riassunto

The essays collected in The Gospel of Thomas and Christian Origins offer a series new chapters in the history of Christianity's first century. Stephen J. Patterson, whose work on the Gospel of Thomas has circulated widely for more than two decades, argues that taking this new source seriously will require rethinking a number of basic issues, including the assumed apocalyptic origins of early Christian faith, the supposed centrality of Jesus' death and resurrection, and the role of Platonism in formulation of both orthodox and heterodox Christian theology.