Saint Thomas the Apostle: New Testament, Apocrypha, and historical traditions

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword: The Apostle Thomas and Christianity’s Mission to the East -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Rationale, aim, and task -- Relevance of the study -- Thomas literature and traditions -- Twin motif of the Thomas Literat...

Full description

Saved in:  
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Thomaskutty, Johnson 1972- (Author)
Contributors: Charlesworth, James H. 1940- (Writer of preface)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Subito Delivery Service: Order now.
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
WorldCat: WorldCat
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Published: London Bloomsbury Publishing PLC 2018
In:Year: 2018
Reviews:[Rezension von: Thomaskutty, Johnson, ca. 21. Jh., Saint Thomas the Apostle : New Testament, Apocrypha, and historical traditions] (2021) (De Wet, Chris L., 1982 -)
[Rezension von: Thomaskutty, Johnson, ca. 21. Jh., Saint Thomas the Apostle : New Testament, Apocrypha, and historical traditions] (2019) (Tripp, Jeffrey M., 1978 -)
[Rezension von: Thomaskutty, Johnson, ca. 21. Jh., Saint Thomas the Apostle : New Testament, Apocrypha, and historical traditions] (2019) (Skinner, Christopher W.)
[Rezension von: Thomaskutty, Johnson, ca. 21. Jh., Saint Thomas the Apostle : New Testament, Apocrypha, and historical traditions] (2020) (Small, Brian C.)
Series/Journal:Jewish and Christian Texts v.25
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Thomas, Apostle 1. Jh. / John / Apocrypha / Reception
Further subjects:B Electronic books
Online Access: Volltext (Aggregator)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
Description
Summary:Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword: The Apostle Thomas and Christianity’s Mission to the East -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Rationale, aim, and task -- Relevance of the study -- Thomas literature and traditions -- Twin motif of the Thomas Literature -- Research methodology -- Research plan -- Part 1: Thomas in the Gospel of John -- Chapter 1: From Lazarus’s Death to Jesus’s Death (11:1–12:11) -- Introduction -- Narrative setting -- Thomas within the narrative framework of Jn 11:1–12:11 -- Concluding remarks -- Chapter 2: Knowing the Way (13:1–17:26) -- Introduction -- Narrative setting -- Thomas within the narrative framework of Jn 13:1–17:26 -- Concluding remarks -- Chapter 3: Recognizing Jesus as “Lord” and “God” (20:1-31) -- Introduction -- Narrative setting -- Thomas within the narrative framework of Jn 20:1-31 -- Concluding remarks -- Chapter 4: Jesus Shows Himself (21:1-25) -- Introduction -- Narrative setting -- Thomas within the narrative framework of Jn 21:1-25 -- Concluding remarks -- Part 2: Thomas in the Apocryphal Documents -- Chapter 5: The Gospel of Thomas -- Introduction -- Synoptics and the Gospel of Thomas -- Log 1 -- Log 13 -- Thomas’s character: An analysis -- Concluding remarks -- Chapter 6: The Book of Thomas the Contender -- Introduction -- Ideological world of the Book of Thomas -- Thomas in the Book of Thomas -- Concluding remarks -- Chapter 7: The Acts of Thomas -- Introduction -- Thomas within the narrative framework of the Acts of Thomas -- The Indo-Parthian and South Indian theories -- The martyrdom of Thomas -- Concluding remarks -- Chapter 8: The Infancy Gospel of Thomas -- Introduction -- The Character of Thomas in the Infancy Gospel of Thomas -- Concluding remarks -- Part 3: Thomas in the Historical Traditions
Chapter 9: Patristic References about Thomas -- Introduction -- India in the classical writings -- Thomas in the traditio-historical and patristic writings -- Concluding remarks -- Chapter 10: Reconstructing a History of Apostle Thomas -- Introduction -- Jesus’s disciples in the Synoptic accounts -- Jesus’s disciples in the Johannine community context -- Jesus’s disciples within the framework of the Book of Acts -- Apocryphal and patristic traditions -- Identity of the Thomas community -- Thomas Christianity in India -- Concluding remarks -- General Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index of Ancient Sources -- Index of Authors
ISBN:0567672859