A Commentary on the Gospel of Thomas: From Interpretations to the Interpreted

Petr Pokorny

A Commentary on the Gospel of Thomas: From Interpretations to the Interpreted
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Country
United Kingdom
Published
1 June 2009
Pages
190
ISBN
9780567027443

A Commentary on the Gospel of Thomas: From Interpretations to the Interpreted

Petr Pokorny

This commentary is opened by a study offering information about all aspects of the Gospel of Thomas, especially about its relation to other texts of early Christian literature, including the canonical Gospels. The successive commentary is based upon the Coptic version and discusses also all fragments of the original Greek text. The volume is divided into two parts: The first discusses the function of each logion (saying) within the frame of piety and theology of the Thomasine group, for which the Gospel is composed; The second part discusses its literary shape and its history, including its relation to the historical Jesus. The result is a portrait of the Gospel as a radical interpretation of Jesus’ heritage, still preserving some forgotten features of his teaching.

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