Thomas at the Crossroads : Essays on the Gospel of Thomas.
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- Studies of the New Testament and Its World Series .
- Studies of the New Testament and Its World Series .
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 Gnosticism. 5.2. 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 solitary -- 6.4. 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.
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