I was thinking about the gospel of Thomas the other
day, and I realized that I needed a clearer idea about
the purpose of this text.
Why was Thomas written? What is the author trying to
do with it?
On a related note, how was Thomas used? What was its
function in early Christianity? Was it ever used
liturgically? Was it a set of lections for building
sermons around? A list of interesting Jesus materials
for personal study? What?
I was thinking about the gospel of Thomas the other day, and I realized that I needed a clearer idea about the purpose of this text. Why was Thomas written?...
... Unfortunately, I suspect we'll never know the answer to this, but at a very basic level, the author was clearly trying to record the sayings of Jesus that...
... Thanks for this. I think there must be more to it than merely recording sayings, especially those circulating withing the author's community. Let's unpack...
The theology in Thomas is very different then the theology in the four NT gospels. Very different. They often conflict. The period of time that the Gospel of...
[T. Bohonik wrote on Mon 2/19/2007] "The theology in Thomas is very different then the theology in the four NT gospels. Very different. They often conflict." ...
... My take is that somewhere along the line in the redactional history of Thomas (and perhaps at ALL points) a process of selection was going on. This saying...
... I wonder, though, whether we are in danger of privileging Thomas among early Christian documents by paying insufficiently serious attention to the Incipit....
... Bingo. I was thinking of posting something along these lines in response to Stephen C's question, but Mark has beat me to it. Thomas seems to be treated in...
... From: Stephen C. Carlson To: gthomas@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2007 9:35 PM Subject: RE: [GTh] Why was Thomas Written? Thanks for this. I...
... This is very much what I've thought on occasion, but I find it hard to explain its use among the Naassenes. Not that I know much about them, but how do we...
... I'm not sure I understand the problem. The genre of Thomas and its explicit (redactional) indication that the reader must delve for its message would, I ...
... Yep, this is exactly what I was thinking. We need at least to get to the ... Yes, I think so. So far there is really no Luhrmann for Thomas. And I think ...
... This was also my reaction. One of my Catholic colleagues asked me yesterday about my doctoral research and I talked in part about wanting to look at what...
... If you lived in that time and you were literate, you would have been a connoisseur of types and styles of literature just as we are now so easily familiar...
... to do with it? I like this question and the many thoughtful responses to it. My own first response is that a written set of teachings would help establish ...
Judy writes "Thomas was not considered to be "the revealed word of God" - in fact, it had been labeled heresy by some of the Fathers - so the initial approach...
... the mostly poor ... gospel of ... four NT ... poor who ... They call it ... know. But ... NT gospels. This really is the point, you're right! Note though...
Adiare wrote... '...20 years after Jesus' death Paul had his vision on the road to Damascus and was told to seek council near to where he was. This possibly...
The problem with Toli's idea is that the kingdom message was not Gnostic. It was Yeshuine. ( 1st century Jesus pharisee wisdom teachings) Yeshua bar Joseph...
Rick, I just thought I would add that if Peter spent 16 years in Antioch working with Gentiles then what has been attributed to Paul may actually be the...
[T Bohonik wrote on Thu 2/22/2007] <much snipped> "Just a footnote; I personally do not believe that "Paul" ever existed. I think "Paul" is a creation of those...
... It is my theory, though I'm sure someone else has come up with it in the past. Ideas like this are not really new, though I haven't read it anywhere. You...
Hello, Everyone! I'm a newbie here, but not to the bible or Gnostic writings :-). I thought this might be a good place for me to enter the conversation, since...
D Celestia wrote... ... See, other folks are thinking along the same lines. I am sure that over time many have questioned Paul's genuineness. I am just...
... John Notes: It would appear both scripturally and historical that Paul was a Pharisee, of the sect of Gamalial. \Acts 23:6 NASB: But perceiving that one...
BitsyCat1@...
Mar 3, 2007 4:23 am
John notes: Paul states in Galatians 3:28 that there is no more distinction 'between Jew and Greek, slave and free, male and female, ... Clearly he is not anti...
Having problems with message search?
Fill out this form to ensure your group is one of the first to be migrated to the new message search system.
Online Now 
Send Email
