Holy terror: Jesus in the infancy Gospel of Thomas
Table of Contents -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Jesus the Holy Terror -- 3. Jesus as Child -- 4. Jesus the Divine: The Christology of the Paidika -- 5. The Paidika's Jesus in Context -- 6. Conclusion -- 7. Bibliography -- Index
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
New York
Bloomsbury International Clark
2017
London Bloomsbury Publishing 2017 |
| In: |
Library of New Testament studies (560)
Year: 2017 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Cousland, J. R. C., Holy terror] (2020) (Aasgaard, Reidar, 1955 -)
[Rezension von: Cousland, J. R. C., Holy Terror: Jesus in the Infancy Gospel of Thomas] (2019) (Small, Brian C.) |
| Series/Journal: | Library of New Testament studies
560 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Gospel of Thomas
/ Christology
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| Further subjects: | B
Gospel of Thomas (Infancy Gospel)
Criticism, interpretation, etc
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Volltext (Resolving-System) Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | Table of Contents -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Jesus the Holy Terror -- 3. Jesus as Child -- 4. Jesus the Divine: The Christology of the Paidika -- 5. The Paidika's Jesus in Context -- 6. Conclusion -- 7. Bibliography -- Index The Infancy Gospel of Thomas (or Paidika) is one of the most unusual gospels in the Christian tradition. Instead of revealing the compassionate Jesus so familiar to us from the biblical Gospels, it confronts its readers with a very different Jesus - a child who sometimes acts like a holy terror, killing and harming others for trifling faults. So why is Jesus portrayed as acting in such an 'unchristian' fashion? To address this question, Cousland focuses on three interconnected representations of Jesus in the Paidika: Jesus as holy terror, as child, and as miracle-working saviour. Cousland endeavours to show that, despite the differing character of these three roles, they present a unified picture. Jesus' unusual behaviour arises from his 'growing pains' as a developing child, who is at the same time both human and divine. Cousland's volume is the first detailed examination of the Christology of the Infancy Gospel of Thomas and provides a fresh and engaging approach to a topic not often discussed in representations of Jesus |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0567668193 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5040/9780567668196 |