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1 online resource (338 pages). |
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text file |
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Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series ; v. 151
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Monograph series (Society for New Testament Studies)
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| Contents |
Cover; THE COMPOSITION OF THE GOSPEL OF THOMAS; SERIES; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; 1 Theme: the composition of Thomas; 1.1 Original language; 1.2 Influences from other early Christian literature; 2 Some incongruities in current Thomas scholarship and an alternative approach; 2.1 The revival of Semitic theories of Thomas's composition in light of recent scholarship on Semitisms; 2.2 Continued attachment to form-critical "laws" in light of the exposure of their subjective nature and even falsification. |
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2.3 Confident assessments of oral factors in Thomas in light of scepticism elsewhere about their predictability and distinctiveness2.4 The assumption of detailed knowledge of Q in light of recent "unfreezing of the Synoptic problem"; 2.5 Persistent polarisation of "independent oral tradition" vs "literary dependence" despite some questioning within Thomas scholarship; PART I: The original language of Thomas; 1: THE PROBLEM OF THE ORIGINAL LANGUAGE OF THOMAS; 2: METHODOLOGICAL PROBLEMS WITH SEMITIC THEORIES; Introduction. |
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1 The need to eliminate Greek and Coptic explanations before arguing for a Semitism2 The need to establish the linguistic base for identification of Semitisms; 3 The difficulty of classifying Semitisms; 4 The difficulty of assessing the significance of Semitisms for the original language of a composition; 5 Mistranslations or wooden translations; 6 Identifying divergent translations; 7 The paucity of Syriac literature in the relevant period; 8 The rarity of the translation of Syriac works into Greek; 9 The possibility of bilingual composition; 10 The difficulty of the "catchword" theory. |
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Conclusion3: PROPOSED SEMITISMS IN THOMAS: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS; Introduction; Saying 1; Saying 3.1; Saying 3.2; Saying 3.3; Saying 6.1; Saying 7.2; Saying 8.3; Saying 9.2 (a); Saying 9.2 (b); Saying 12.1; Saying 12.2; Saying 13.8; Saying 14.3; Saying 16.2; Saying 16.3; Saying 16.4; Saying 18.3; Saying 19.3; Saying 19.4; Saying 21.4; Saying 21.5; Saying 25.1; Saying 27.1; Saying 27.2; Saying 28.3; Saying 30.1; Saying 33.2; Saying 33.3; Saying 35.1; Saying 36; Saying 39.1; Saying 40.1; Saying 42; Saying 43.3; Saying 44.3; Saying 45.3; Saying 47.2; Saying 48; Saying 49; Saying 52.2; Saying 53.3. |
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Saying 55.1-2Saying 56; Saying 56.1; Saying 56.2; Saying 60.1; Saying 60.2; Saying 61.1; Saying 61.2; Saying 64.9; Saying 66; Saying 69.1; Saying 69.2; Saying 72; Saying 75; Saying 76.2; Saying 78; Saying 79.1; Saying 80; Saying 82; Saying 85.1, 2; Saying 86; Saying 90; Saying 91.2 (a); Saying 91.2 (b); Saying 97.2; Saying 97.3 (a); Saying 97.3 (b); Saying 98.2; Saying 100.1; Saying 102; Saying 104.2; Saying 107.3; Saying 109.3; Saying 111.3; Saying 113.2; Saying 114.2; Conclusion; 4: POSITIVE EVIDENCE FOR A GREEK-LANGUAGE ORIGIN; Introduction; 1 The material evidence. |
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2 Level of correspondence between items of vocabulary in Greek and Coptic Thomas. |
| Summary |
This groundbreaking study argues that the Gospel of Thomas was written in Greek and influenced by New Testament writings. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-302) and indexes. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Gospel of Thomas (Coptic Gospel) -- Language, style.
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Gospel of Thomas (Coptic Gospel) |
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Language and languages -- Style. |
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Gospel of Thomas (Coptic Gospel) -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Gospel of Thomas (Coptic Gospel) |
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Evangelium Thomae. |
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Thomasevangelium. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Gathercole, Simon. Composition of the Gospel of Thomas : Original Language and Influences. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, ©2012 9781107009042 |
| ISBN |
9781139338509 |
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1139338501 |
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9780511920561 (ebook) |
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0511920563 (ebook) |
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9781107009042 (hardback) |
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1107009049 (hardback) |
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9781139336765 (electronic book) |
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1139336762 (electronic book) |
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9781139340083 |
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1139340085 |
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