The Gospel of Thomas : : introduction and commentary / / by Simon Gathercole.

• Superior document: Texts and Editions for New Testament Study, Volume 11
• VerfasserIn: Gathercole, Simon J.,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands : : Brill,, 2014.; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Language: English
• Series: Texts and editions for New Testament study ; Volume 11.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (735 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
• Other title: Front Matter /; Manuscripts /; A Comparison of the Greek and Coptic Texts /; Named Testimonia to Thomas /; Early References to the Contents of Thomas /; The Original Language of Thomas /; The Provenance of Thomas /; The Date of Thomas (with Authorship) /; The Structure of Thomas /; The Genre of Thomas /; The Religious Outlook of Thomas /; Thomas, the New Testament and the Historical Jesus /; The Plan of the Commentary /; Commentary /; Bibliography /; Indexes /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• ISBN: 9004273255
• ISSN: 1574-7085
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: by Simon Gathercole.

In this new commentary on the controversial Gospel of Thomas , Simon Gathercole provides the most extensive analysis yet published of both the work as a whole and of the individual sayings contained in it. This commentary offers a fresh analysis of Thomas not from the perspective of form criticism and source criticism but seeks to elucidate the meaning of the work and its constituent elements in its second-century context. With its lucid discussion of the various controversial aspects of Thomas, and treatment of the various different scholarly views, this is a foundational work of reference for scholars not just of apocryphal Gospels, but also for New Testament scholars, Classicists and Patrologists.