"Finding" the Gospel of Thomas in Edessa

It has long been supposed that the Gospel of Thomas originated in Edessa. Recent scholarship, however, has troubled this consensus, occasioning a reflection on the emergence and notable durability of the idea. In this article, I analyze the development of the Edessene hypothesis and its role in cont...

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Main Author: Given, J. Gregory (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Johns Hopkins Univ. Press [2017]
In: Journal of early Christian studies
Year: 2017, Volume: 25, Issue: 4, Pages: 501-530
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Edessa / Monasticism / Asceticism / Gospel of Thomas / Text history
IxTheo Classification:HD Early Judaism
KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
KBL Near East and North Africa
KCA Monasticism; religious orders
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Summary:It has long been supposed that the Gospel of Thomas originated in Edessa. Recent scholarship, however, has troubled this consensus, occasioning a reflection on the emergence and notable durability of the idea. In this article, I analyze the development of the Edessene hypothesis and its role in contemporary conversations on Gos. Thom. I argue that the hypothesis is most comprehensible in the context of certain sets of assumptions inherited from two scholarly currents converging in the mid-twentieth century: Euro-American “Orientalism” and the “mystocentrism” of the Eranos circle.
ISSN:1086-3184
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of early Christian studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1353/earl.2017.0051