The childhood of Jesus: decoding the apocryphal Infancy gospel of Thomas

The history of research -- Oral/written tradition -- Narrative and literary features -- Daily life and social relations -- Cultural concepts and values -- Jesus as a child -- Jesus from boy to man -- Intertextuality: reflections of the Bible -- Strange sayings -- Main theological issues -- A popular...

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Main Author: Aasgaard, Reidar 1955- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Ancient Greek
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Published: Eugene, Oregon Cascade Books [2009]
In:Year: 2009
Reviews:The childhood of Jesus. Decoding the apocryphal Infancy Gospel of Thomas. By Reidar Aasgaard. Pp. xii+283. Eugene, Or: Cascade Books, 2009. 33 (paper). 978 1 60608 126 6 (2012) (Gathercole, Simon J., 1974 -)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Gospel of Thomas
Further subjects:B Gospel of Thomas (Infancy Gospel) Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Apocryphal infancy Gospels
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Summary:The history of research -- Oral/written tradition -- Narrative and literary features -- Daily life and social relations -- Cultural concepts and values -- Jesus as a child -- Jesus from boy to man -- Intertextuality: reflections of the Bible -- Strange sayings -- Main theological issues -- A popular tale from early rural Christianity -- Christianity's first children's story -- Conclusions -- Appendix 1. Greek text -- Appendix 2. English translation -- Appendix 3. The structure of Ga/Gb/Gd -- Appendix 4. Designations of individual episodes -- Appendix 5. Survey of Greek variants and the versions -- Appendix 6. Survey of IGT evidence by century -- Appendix 7. Survey of early Christian infancy stories
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 259-276
ISBN:1606081268