The Fifth Gospel (New Edition)

The Gospel of Thomas Comes of Age

By: Stephen J. Patterson, Hans-Gebhard Bethge, James M. Robinson

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Paperback | 27 October 2011 | Edition Number 1

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The best text and the best translation are presented in this classic introductory book to the "Gospel of Thomas". In December 1945, at the base of cliffs that run along the Nile River near the modern-day town of Nag Hammadi, an Egyptian farmer discovered a sealed jar containing thirteen ancient Coptic codices. This discovery represented arguably the most significant manuscript discovery of the twentieth century for the study of the New Testament and Christian origins. Of all the texts found none has been more important than the "Gospel of Thomas" for our understanding of early Christianity. This classic book presents the best text and the best translation of Thomas in user-friendly form. Additional chapters provide a general introduction to the "Gospel of Thomas" and tell the fascinating story of that discovery itself by one who was directly involved in bringing this new Gospel to light. An annotated list 'for further reading' completes the volume. This new edition features updated material which takes account of recent research on the "Gospel of Thomas". The translation has been refined at points, and the bibliographical material updated.

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'It is astonishing that, after more than 65 years of intense research on the Gospel of Thomas, there are still scholars who too easily dismiss this important text as late, secondary to the gospels in the New Testament, and "Gnostic." This book forcefully argues that the Gospel of Thomas is every bit as important as the New Testament gospels and should be treated as such. The translation is produced by a real dream team - the renowned Berliner Arbeitskreis working together with two leading American specialists. Professor Patterson offers in this new edition the best general introduction to the Gospel of Thomas I have ever read: his is a well-balanced, academically solid, and yet accessible, synthesis, effectively placing the core of this gospel into an intellectual milieu of the late first century, colored by Middle Platonism and Jewish wisdom traditions.'- Ismo Dunderberg, University of Helsinki, Finland--Sanford Lakoff

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