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Record Nr.

UNINA9910967000003321

Autore

Pokorny Petr

Titolo

Commentary on the Gospel of Thomas : from interpretations to the interpreted / / Petr Pokorny

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : T&t Clark Ltd, 2009

ISBN

9786612868566

9780567166609

0567166600

9781282868564

128286856X

9780567502506

0567502503

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (190 p.)

Collana

Jewish and Christian Text

Disciplina

229/.8

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Sigla; I. Introduction; II. Commentary on Sayings 1 to 114; Bibliography; Index of Subjects and Themes; Index of Ancient Sources

Sommario/riassunto

This commentary is opened by a study offering information about all aspects of the Gospel of Thomas, especially about its relation to other texts of early Christian literature, including the canonical Gospels. The successive commentary is based upon the Coptic version and discusses also all fragments of the original Greek text. The volume is divided into two parts: The first discusses the function of each logion (saying) within the frame of piety and theology of the Thomasine group, for which the Gospel is composed; The second part discusses its literary shape and its history, including its re