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" Thomas and the Gospels : "
Mark Goodacre
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BL
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688065
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b510254
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| Main Entry
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Goodacre, Mark S
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| Title & Author
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Thomas and the Gospels : : the case for Thomas's familiarity with the Synoptics /\ Mark Goodacre
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| Publication Statement
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Grand Rapids, Mich. :: W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co.,, 2012
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x, 226 pages ;; 23 cm
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| ISBN
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0802867480
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: 9780802867483
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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| Contents
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First impressions -- Verbatim agreement between Thomas and the Synoptics -- Diagnostic shards -- Matthean redaction in Thomas -- Lukan redaction in Thomas -- A special case: Thomas 79 and Luke -- The missing middle in Thomas -- Orality, literacy, and Thomas -- Dating Thomas and the Gospels -- Secrecy, authority, and legitimation: how and why Thomas used the Synoptics -- Conclusion: the Fifth Gospel?
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The Gospel of Thomas -- found in 1945 -- has been described as "without question the most significant Christian book discovered in modern times." Often Thomas is seen as a special independent witness to the earliest phase of Christianity and as evidence for the now-popular view that this earliest phase was a dynamic time of great variety and diversity. In contrast, Mark Goodacre makes the case that, instead of being an early, independent source, Thomas actually draws on the Synoptic Gospels as source material -- not to provide a clear narrative, but to assemble an enigmatic collection of mysterious, pithy sayings to unnerve and affect the reader. Goodacre supports his argument with illuminating analyses and careful comparisons of Thomas with Matthew and Luke
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Synoptic problem
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Bible., Gospels-- Criticism, interpretation, etc
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Gospel of Thomas (Coptic Gospel)-- Criticism, interpretation, etc
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BS2860.T52G66 2012
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