Jesus' disciples as figures of authenticationĤ.
Definition and functions of authorial fictionģ.5. Different characterizations of Thomas andģ.4. Is Thomas the (historical model for the) Belovedģ.3. Thomas and the Beloved Disciple (Ismo Dunderberg)ģ.1. Jesus' I-sayings in the Gospel of ThomasĢ.3.1. Thomas' I-sayings and the Gospel of John (Ismo Dunderberg)Ģ.1.1. A test case: Logion 14 and its Synoptic parallelsġ.4.1. Interplay between oral and written traditionsġ.4. The fallacy of 'pure' oral traditionsġ.2.2. Insights from studies on oral traditionsġ.2.1. Thomas and oral gospel tradition (Risto Uro)ġ.2. Thomas at the crossroads: new perspectives on a debated gospelġ. This book offers new perspectives on the gospel and demonstrates the various ways in which it sheds light on the ideological and social history of early Christianity.Expert scholars go to the heart of current issues in Thomasine studies, such as the role of oral and written traditions in the composition of the gospel, Thomas' relationship with the Gospel of John and with Gnostic and ascetic tendencies in early Christianity, the gospel's attitude to women followers of Jesus and to Jewish ritual practices.
Discovered as a Coptic translation in the Nag Hammadi Library, its date, message and relation to the canonical gospels have been the subject of much divisive argument.
The Gospel of Thomas is one of the most debated early Christian writings.
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