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The Fifth Gospel - The Gospel of Thomas Comes of Age (Paperback, Annotated edition)
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The Fifth Gospel - The Gospel of Thomas Comes of Age (Paperback, Annotated edition)
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"In December 1945, at the base of cliffs that run along the Nile
River near the modern-day town of Nag Hammadi, an Egyptian farmer
discovered, in a sealed jar, thirteen ancient Coptic codices
containing more than fifty separate tracts. This discovery
represented arguably the most significant manuscript discovery of
the twentieth century for the study of the New Testament and
Christian origins. Of all the texts in this Nag Hammadi Library,
none has been more celebrated than the Gospel of Thomas--a Gospel
that has played a crucial role in the newly emerging view of early
Christianity as a very diverse phenomenon and in the recent revival
of historical Jesus studies. Now, after more than fifty years of
study, the best text and the best translation of Thomas are
presented here in user-friendly form by the Berlin Working Group
for Coptic Gnostic Writings, with Stephen J. Patterson and James M.
Robinson. In addition, two essays have been included for persons
who may be unfamiliar with this new Gospel or with events that led
to its discovery and publication. The first, by Patterson, is a
general introduction to the Gospel of Thomas as it appears fifty
years after its discovery. The second, by Robinson, tells the
fascinating story of that discovery itself by one who was directly
involved in bringing this new Gospel to light. An annotated list
""for further reading"" completes the volume. Stephen J. Patterson
is Associate Professor of New Testament at Eden Theological
Seminary and author of The God of Jesus: The Historical Jesus and
the Search for Meaning (Trinity Press). James M. Robinson is the
former director of the Institute for Antiquity and Christianity,
Professor Emeritus at The Claremont Graduate School, and editor of
The Nag Hammadi Library."
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