This volume is a selection of papers presented to the Society of Biblical Literature "Thomasine Traditions Group" from 1996 to 2001. It 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.
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Preface Abbreviations Introduction Chapter One, Stephen J. Patterson, The Gospel of Thomas and Christian Beginnings Chapter Two, Risto Uro, The Social World of the Gospel of Thomas Chapter Three, Philip H. Sellew, Jesus and the Voice from beyond the Grave: Gospel of Thomas 42 in the Context of Funerary Epigraphy Chapter Four, Milton Moreland, The Twenty-Four Prophets of Israel are Dead: Gospel of Thomas 52 as a Critique of an Early Christian Hermeneutic Chapter Five, April D. DeConick, On the Brink of the Apocalypse: A Preliminary Examination of the Earliest Speeches in the Gospel of Thomas Chapter Six, Petri Luomanen, "Let Him Who Seeks, Continue Seeking": The Relationship between the Jewish-Christian Gospels and the Gospel of Thomas Chapter Seven, Jon Ma. Asgeirsson, Plato's Timaeus and the Gospel of Thomas Chapter Eight, Vernon K. Robbins, Enthymemic and Picture in the Gospel of Thomas Chapter Nine, Antti Marjanen, The Characterization of Jesus in the Gospel of Thomas Chapter Ten, Ismo Dunderberg, From Thomas to Valentinus: Genesis Exegesis in Fragment 4 of Valentinus and Its Relationship to the Gospel of Thomas Chapter Eleven, Patrick J. Hartin, The Role and Significance of the Character of Thomas in the Acts of Thomas Chapter Twelve, Marvin Meyer, "Be Passersby": Gospel of Thomas 42, Jesus Traditions, and Islamic Literature Bibliography Indices.
