Inscribed in the Book of the Living:

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" Inscribed in the Book of the Living: "
Elliot Wolfson

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	1074659
Doc. No	:	LA118288
Call No	:	‭10.1163/157006307X180200‬
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Elliot Wolfson
Title & Author	:	Inscribed in the Book of the Living: [Article] : Gospel of Truth and Jewish Christology\ Elliot Wolfson
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Journal for the Study of Judaism
Date	:	2007
Volume/ Issue Number	:	38/2
Page No	:	234–271
Abstract	:	In this study, I shall argue that the Gospel of Truth preserves an archaic Jewish/Christian theologoumenon that provides an alternative account of the incarnation to the version in the prologue to the Gospel of John. It is reasonable to presume a common matrix—most likely related to Jewish Wisdom speculation—for the two accounts. Careful analysis of the text, moreover, sheds light on the spot where the tributaries of Jewish and Christian esotericism converged and diverged. By heeding this site we may contribute in a modest way to the question regarding the intricate relationship between Judaism, Christianity, and Gnosticism in Late Antiquity. In this study, I shall argue that the Gospel of Truth preserves an archaic Jewish/Christian theologoumenon that provides an alternative account of the incarnation to the version in the prologue to the Gospel of John. It is reasonable to presume a common matrix—most likely related to Jewish Wisdom speculation—for the two accounts. Careful analysis of the text, moreover, sheds light on the spot where the tributaries of Jewish and Christian esotericism converged and diverged. By heeding this site we may contribute in a modest way to the question regarding the intricate relationship between Judaism, Christianity, and Gnosticism in Late Antiquity.
Descriptor	:	ESOTERICISM
Descriptor	:	GNOSTICISM
Descriptor	:	GOSPEL OF THOMAS
Descriptor	:	GOSPEL OF TRUTH
Descriptor	:	INCARNATION
Descriptor	:	JESUS
Descriptor	:	JEWISH CHRISTIANITY
Descriptor	:	SABBATH
Descriptor	:	SECRECY
Descriptor	:	TORAH
Descriptor	:	VALENTINIANISM
Descriptor	:	VALENTINUS
Location & Call number	:	‭10.1163/157006307X180200‬