Thomas at the crossroads : essays on the Gospel of Thomas /: essays on the Gospel of Thomas. ([1998])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Risto Uro.
• Editors: Uro, Risto
• 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.
• Publisher Details: Edinburgh : T & T Clark
• Publication Date: 1998
• Copyright Date: 1998
• Extent: 1 online resource (241 pages)
• Subjects: 229.806; Gnosticisme; Encratites; Christianisme -- Relations -- Judaïsme; Judaïsme -- Relations -- Christianisme; RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- Bible Study Guides; Evangelie van Thomas; Electronic books; Criticism, interpretation, etc
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780567618658
• Related ISBNs: 056761865X; 9780567086075; 0567086070
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 15, 2014).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.