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A Commentary on the Gospel of Thomas: From Interpretations to the Interpreted
Petr Pokorný
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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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
177
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
190
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780567027443
SKU
V9780567027443
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About Petr Pokorný
Professor of New Testament exegesis at Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic. He is the author of 12 German monographs, textbooks and commentaries, a part of them is translated into English. Former president of the Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas, fellow of several Learned Societies.
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