Thomasine traditions in antiquity : : the social and cultural world of the Gospel of Thomas / / edited by Jon Ma. Asgeirsson, April D. DeConick, and Risto Uro.

• Superior document: Nag Hammadi and Manichaean Studies ; Volume 59
• Author: Society of Biblical Literature. Thomasine Traditions Group.
• TeilnehmendeR: Jón Ma. Ásgeirsson,; De Conick, April D.,; Uro, Risto,; Society of Biblical Literature. Thomasine Traditions Group.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2006]; ©2006
• Year of Publication: 2006
• Language: English
• Series: Nag Hammadi and Manichaean studies ; Volume 59.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.

This volume is a selection of papers presented to the Society of Biblical Literature Thomasine Traditions Group from 1996 to 2001. The papers focus on the early Christian writings attributed to the apostle Thomas with particular emphasis on the Gospel of Thomas . The collection offers an extensive discussion of the social and cultural world of the gospel, particularly examining its relationship to other contemporary Christian writings and Graeco-Roman literature. The essays give a helpful survey of recent developments and discussions in the field of Thomasine studies. Among many topics dealt with in the volume are the issue of Thomas' "community," the gospel's enigmatic exhortation to become "passers-by," and Thomas' relation to the Hebrew epic, Platonic philosophic traditions, Valentinus, as well as to early gospel harmonies. The volume also proposes a hypothesis of the earliest layer of the Thomasine traditions and presents analyses of Thomas' argumentative rhetology and portrait of Jesus. One essay focuses on the role of the apostle Thomas in the Acts of Thomas . Thomasine Traditions in Antiquity will be a valuable tool for all those interested in Nag Hammadi Studies, Gnosticism, Early Christianity and the history of religion.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / Jon Ma. Asgeirsson , April D. DeConick , and Risto Uro -- The Gospel of Thomas and Christian Beginnings / Stephen J. Patterson -- The Social World of the Gospel of Thomas / Risto Uro -- Jesus and the Voice from beyond the Grave: Gospel of Thomas 42 in the Context of Funerary Epigraphy / Philip H. Sellew -- The Twenty-Four Prophets of Israel Are Dead: Gospel of Thomas 52 as a Critique of Early Christian Hermeneutics / Milton Moreland -- On the Brink of the Apocalypse: A Preliminary Examination of the Earliest Speeches in the Gospel of Thomas / April D. DeConick -- "Let Him Who Seeks, Continue Seeking": The Relationship between the Jewish-Christian Gospels and the Gospel of Thomas / Petri Luomanen -- Conflicting Epic Worlds / Jon Ma. Asgeirsson -- Enthymeme and Picture in the Gospel of Thomas / Vernon K. Robbins -- The Portrait of Jesus in the Gospel of Thomas / Antti Marjanen -- From Thomas to Valentinus: Genesis Exegesis in Fragment 4 of Valentinus and Its Relationship to the Gospel of Thomas / Ismo Dunderberg -- The Role and Significance of the Character of Thomas in the Acts of Thomas / Patrick J. Hartin -- "Be Passersby": Gospel of Thomas 42, Jesus Traditions, and Islamic Literature / Marvin Meyer -- Bibliography / Jon Ma. Asgeirsson , April D. DeConick , and Risto Uro -- Modern Author Index / Jon Ma. Asgeirsson , April D. DeConick , and Risto Uro -- Scriptural Index / Jon Ma. Asgeirsson , April D. DeConick , and Risto Uro.