The Gospel of Thomas: Introduction and Commentary

By Simon J. Gathercole

Book Overview

In this new commentary on the controversial Gospel of Thomas, Simon Gathercole provides the most extensive analysis yet published of both the work as a whole and of the individual sayings contained in it. This commentary offers a fresh analysis of Thomas not from the perspective of form criticism and source criticism but seeks to elucidate the meaning of the work and its constituent elements in its second-century context. With its lucid discussion of the various controversial aspects of Thomas, and treatment of the various different scholarly views, this is a foundational work of reference for scholars not just of apocryphal Gospels, but also for New Testament scholars, Classicists and Patrologists.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004394931
• ISBN13: 9789004394933
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 724 Pages
• Weight: 2.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"