The Gospel of Thomas and Christian Wisdom
Offers a lot of arguments for an early redaction of the Gospel of Thomas.
Gospel of Thomas
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Books by Stevan L. Trivia About The Gospel of Tho No trivia or quizzes yet. The Gospel of Thomas is an early Christian gospel comprising sayings and parables of Jesus organized into a simple list.
The opening sayings of the Gospel of Thomas instruct the reader to strive for greater self-understanding by contemplating the sayings contained in the gospel, and they promise that in so doing one will gain immortality. Roughly half of the sayings in Thomas are also found in the synoptic gospels—Mark, Matthew, and Luke—often in forms that are very simple and unburdened with explicit interpretation. Other sayings in the gospel, however, assert a strong interpretive framework holding much affinity with other early Jewish wisdom theologians, especially those oriented to Plato, such as Philo of Alexandria.
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There is only one complete manuscript of this gospel: However, three Greek fragments also survive from the famous papyrological discoveries of Grenfell and Hunt at Oxyrhynchus. There are surprisingly few monographs devoted to the general treatment of this text. The researcher who desires a basic overview is advised to consult some dictionary entries and the introductions to the translations mentioned here.
"The Gospel of Thomas and Christian Wisdom first raised my interest in this debated writing." -- Risto Uro, author of Thomas: Seeking the Historical Context of . Editorial Reviews. Review. "The Gospel of Thomas and Christian Wisdom first raised my interest in this debated writing." -- Risto Uro, author of Thomas.
The scholar should also consult the items under Surveys of Scholarship. Klauck , although not written by a specialist, offers a useful introduction for the graduate student. There are several other book-length treatments of Thomas that cover a wide range of topics, even though none is designed as a general treatment of the gospel per se.
Wilson is still highly regarded as one of the most temperate and even-handed early treatments of the text. Puech , a collection of essays, offers a wealth of insights. Edited by Wilhelm Schneemelcher, — Westminster John Knox, The Gospel of Thomas Homepage.
Contains links to many useful essays and translations, as well as online discussions. The Gospel of Thomas.
Retrieved 4 February Want to Read saving…. The question also arises as to various sects' usage of other works attributed to Thomas and their relation to this work. She writes that " Because of this, Ehrman argues, the Gospel of Thomas was probably composed by a Gnostic some time in the early 2nd century. Other sayings in the gospel, however, assert a strong interpretive framework holding much affinity with other early Jewish wisdom theologians, especially those oriented to Plato, such as Philo of Alexandria. Scholarly views of Gnosticism and the Gospel of Thomas have since become more nuanced and diverse.
Contains links to translations and several articles of worth, and provides a list of reliable off-line resources. Excerpts from trustworthy sources provide a brief introduction to the gospel. By Hans-Josef Klauck, — Translated by Brian McNeil. London and New York: