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

"Are the Thomas traditions in the Gospel of John, in the apocryphal Thomas compositions, and the early Thomas traditions in Southwest India purely legendary (as biblical scholars have assumed) or do they preserve un-examined historical traditions (as the Thomas Christians in India have assumed)...

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Main Author: Thomaskutty, Johnson 1972- (Author)
Contributors: Charlesworth, James H. 1940- (Writer of preface)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: New York Bloomsbury International Clark 2018
London Bloomsbury Publishing 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 in contexts and related studies 25
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Thomas, Apostle 1. Jh. / John / Apocrypha / Reception
IxTheo Classification:HC New Testament
Further subjects:B Gospel of Thomas (Infancy Gospel) Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Bible. John Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Gospel of Thomas (Coptic Gospel) Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Thomas Apostle, Saint (active 1st century)
B Acts of Thomas Criticism, interpretation, etc
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Summary:"Are the Thomas traditions in the Gospel of John, in the apocryphal Thomas compositions, and the early Thomas traditions in Southwest India purely legendary (as biblical scholars have assumed) or do they preserve un-examined historical traditions (as the Thomas Christians in India have assumed)? Didymus Judas Thomas is one of the most misunderstood characters from the beginning of the New Testament history and interpretation. In this study, Thomaskutty addresses the following questions: whether Thomas was merely a 'doubting Thomas' or a 'genuine Thomas'? Can we understand Thomas comprehensively by bringing the New Testament, apocrypha, and historical traditions together? How was Thomas connected to eastern Christianity and how does the Thomas literature support/not support this connectivity? Can we understand the Thomas traditions related to Judea, Syria, and India with the help of canonical, extra canonical, and traditio-historical documents? Thomaskutty investigates the development of the Thomas literature right from the beginning, examining and questioning the approaches and methodologies that have been employed in interpreting these documents, and analyzes the Thomas literature closely in order to understand the character, his mission involvements, and the possible implications this may have for understanding early Christianity in the east."--Bloomsbury Publishing
pt. 1. Thomas in the Gospel of John -- pt. 2. Thomas in the Apocryphal documents -- pt. 3. Thomas in the historical traditions
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and indexes
ISBN:0567672867
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.5040/9780567672865