The Beloved Disciple in Conflict? - Revisiting the Gospels of John and Thomas (Hardcover)

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.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	April 2006
First published:	May 2006
Authors:	Ismo Dunderberg
Dimensions:	224 x 145 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	264
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-928496-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Early Church Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > The Bible > Bible readings or selections Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Early Church Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > The Bible > Bible readings or selections Books > Christianity > Early Church Books > Christianity > The Bible > Bible readings or selections
LSN:	0-19-928496-2
Barcode:	9780199284962

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!