Was the Gospel of John written in critical response to the Gospel of
Thomas, an early collection of Jesus's sayings? Or was it directed to
the Christians among whom Thomas originated? Ismo Dunderberg
challenges these views, arguing that the two gospels were written at
about the same time but without knowledge of each other. He also
offers a thorough discussion of the identity and functions of the
enigmatic Beloved Disciple in the Gospel of John, throwing new light
on this figure by comparing it to other `beloved' disciples of Jesus
in early Christian literature. This part of Dunderberg's analysis also
helps to evaluate the portrayal of Judas in the recently published
Gospel of Judas, although this text was not yet available, when this
study was completed.
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Revisiting the Gospels of John and Thomas
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ISBN
9780191536441
Publisert
2020
Utgiver
Vendor
OUP Oxford
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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