The Beloved Disciple in conflict? : revisiting the Gospels of John and Thomas /

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 wi...

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Dunderberg, Ismo
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Zusammenfassung:
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 lighton this figure by comparing it to other `beloved' disciples of Jesus in early Christian literature. This part of Dunderberg's analys
Umfang:
1 online resource (264 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
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English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-226) and index.
ISBN:
0-19-153644-X
1-281-15409-1
9786611154097
1-4356-2352-5
Schlagworte:
Beloved Disciple.
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