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Thomas at the crossroads : essays on the Gospel of Thomas / edited by Risto Uro.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Studies of the New Testament and its worldDescription: 1 online resource (241 pages)ISBN:
  • 9780567618658
  • 056761865X
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 229.806 23
LOC classification:
  • BS2860.T52 T46 1998eb
Contents:
Cover; Contents; Preface; Contributors; Abbreviations; Introduction: Thomas at the crossroads: new perspectives on a debated gospel; 1. Thomas and oral gospel tradition; 1.1. Oral and written sources in Thomas; 1.2. Insights from studies on oral traditions; 1.2.1. The fallacy of ''pure'' oral traditions; 1.2.2. Interplay between oral and written traditions; 1.3. Corollaries for Thomasine studies; 1.4. A test case: Logion 14 and its Synoptic parallels; 1.4.1. Gos. Thom. 14.5 and Matt 15.11 (cf. Mark 7.15); 1.4.2. Gos. Thom. 14.4 and Luke (Q?) 10.8-9a; 1.4.3. A secondary redaction?
1.4.4. Direct or indirect use?2. Thomas'' I-sayings and the Gospel of John; 2.1. Introduction; 2.1.1. Features common to John and Thomas; 2.1.2. Survey of research; 2.1.3. Methodological considerations; 2.2. Jesus'' I-sayings in the Gospel of Thomas; 2.3. Analyses of individual sayings; 2.3.1. Jesus'' incarnation (Gos. Thom. 28); 2.3.2. Equality with God (Gos. Thom. 61); 2.3.3. The temple saying (Gos. Thom. 71); 2.3.4. ''I am the light'' (Gos. Thom. 77); 2.3.5. Other parallels (Gos. Thom. 23, 43, and 104); 2.4. Conclusion; 3. Thomas and the Beloved Disciple.
3.1. Is Gos. Thom. 13 dependent on John?3.2. Is Thomas the (historical model for the) Beloved Disciple?; 3.3. Different characterizations of Thomas and the Beloved Disciple; 3.4. Definition and functions of authorial fiction; 3.5. Jesus'' disciples as figures of authentication; 4. Women disciples in the Gospel of Thomas; 4.1. Salome and Mary Magdalene in logia 61 and 21; 4.2. Mary Magdalene in logion 114; 4.3. The syntax and translation of logion 114; 4.4. The meaning of being made/making oneself male; 4.5. Conflict over the position of Mary Magdalene; 5. Is Thomas a Gnostic gospel?
5.1. The problem of defining Gnosticism5.2. Task and approach; 5.3. Thomas and the world: two modern interpretations; 5.4. Thomas and the world: text analyses; 5.4.1. The world with a positive connotation; 5.4.2. The world as a stage for salvific events and actions; 5.4.3. The world as a worthless and threatening reality; 5.5. Thomas ''view of the world compared with other conceptions; 5.5.1. Wisdom of Solomon; 5.5.2. Gospel of John; 5.5.3. Gospel of Philip; 5.5.4. Apocryphon of John; 5.6. Conclusion; 6. Is Thomas an encratite gospel?; 6.1. Anti-familial sayings; 6.2. Becoming one.
6.3. Standing solitary6.4. Conclusions; 7. Thomas and Jewish religious practices; 7.1. Early Christianity and Jewish religious practices; 7.2. Fasting, prayer, and almsgiving; 7.3. Dietary and purity regulations; 7.4. Sabbath observance; 7.5. Circumcision; 7.6. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index of ancient references; Index of names; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Index of subjects; A; B; C; D; E; F; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W.
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Cover; Contents; Preface; Contributors; Abbreviations; Introduction: Thomas at the crossroads: new perspectives on a debated gospel; 1. Thomas and oral gospel tradition; 1.1. Oral and written sources in Thomas; 1.2. Insights from studies on oral traditions; 1.2.1. The fallacy of ''pure'' oral traditions; 1.2.2. Interplay between oral and written traditions; 1.3. Corollaries for Thomasine studies; 1.4. A test case: Logion 14 and its Synoptic parallels; 1.4.1. Gos. Thom. 14.5 and Matt 15.11 (cf. Mark 7.15); 1.4.2. Gos. Thom. 14.4 and Luke (Q?) 10.8-9a; 1.4.3. A secondary redaction?

1.4.4. Direct or indirect use?2. Thomas'' I-sayings and the Gospel of John; 2.1. Introduction; 2.1.1. Features common to John and Thomas; 2.1.2. Survey of research; 2.1.3. Methodological considerations; 2.2. Jesus'' I-sayings in the Gospel of Thomas; 2.3. Analyses of individual sayings; 2.3.1. Jesus'' incarnation (Gos. Thom. 28); 2.3.2. Equality with God (Gos. Thom. 61); 2.3.3. The temple saying (Gos. Thom. 71); 2.3.4. ''I am the light'' (Gos. Thom. 77); 2.3.5. Other parallels (Gos. Thom. 23, 43, and 104); 2.4. Conclusion; 3. Thomas and the Beloved Disciple.

3.1. Is Gos. Thom. 13 dependent on John?3.2. Is Thomas the (historical model for the) Beloved Disciple?; 3.3. Different characterizations of Thomas and the Beloved Disciple; 3.4. Definition and functions of authorial fiction; 3.5. Jesus'' disciples as figures of authentication; 4. Women disciples in the Gospel of Thomas; 4.1. Salome and Mary Magdalene in logia 61 and 21; 4.2. Mary Magdalene in logion 114; 4.3. The syntax and translation of logion 114; 4.4. The meaning of being made/making oneself male; 4.5. Conflict over the position of Mary Magdalene; 5. Is Thomas a Gnostic gospel?

5.1. The problem of defining Gnosticism5.2. Task and approach; 5.3. Thomas and the world: two modern interpretations; 5.4. Thomas and the world: text analyses; 5.4.1. The world with a positive connotation; 5.4.2. The world as a stage for salvific events and actions; 5.4.3. The world as a worthless and threatening reality; 5.5. Thomas ''view of the world compared with other conceptions; 5.5.1. Wisdom of Solomon; 5.5.2. Gospel of John; 5.5.3. Gospel of Philip; 5.5.4. Apocryphon of John; 5.6. Conclusion; 6. Is Thomas an encratite gospel?; 6.1. Anti-familial sayings; 6.2. Becoming one.

6.3. Standing solitary6.4. Conclusions; 7. Thomas and Jewish religious practices; 7.1. Early Christianity and Jewish religious practices; 7.2. Fasting, prayer, and almsgiving; 7.3. Dietary and purity regulations; 7.4. Sabbath observance; 7.5. Circumcision; 7.6. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index of ancient references; Index of names; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Index of subjects; A; B; C; D; E; F; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W.

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