Resurrection Reconsidered
Thomas and John in Controversy
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Resurrection Reconsidered: Thomas and John in Controversy
This study centers on a protracted debate
within early Christianity concerning a
foundational aspect of the Gospel of Thomas
and its related literature: the concept of
the body and resurrection. It traces the
background of this idea in the Semitic and
Greco-Roman world, and its expression in the
Thomas literature as a whole: the Gospel of
Thomas, Book of Thomas, and Acts of Thomas.
But the inspiration for the study, and its
main focus, is the controversy between the
two closely related Christian communities of
Thomas and John, between the Gospel of
Thomas and the Gospel of John, on the issue
of resurrection, expressed in John most
clearly in the story of Doubting Thomas.
- Publisher Fortress Press
- Format Paperback
- ISBN 9780800628468
- Pages 232
- Dimensions 5.5 x 8.5
- Publication Date March 1, 1995
Endorsements
"Gregory Riley's reconsideration of the concepts of resurrection and afterlife in the Greco-Roman world is brilliant and convincing. This will become a standard for all future discussion of the resurrection of Jesus in early Christian sources. On the basis of these new insights, the debates between the communities of John and Thomas become a fascinating study in the early controversies of the followers of Jesus. The author's comprehensive knowledge of texts from the ancient world, his admirable exegetical skills, and his philological expertise in dealing with Coptic-Gnostic writings lead to results that few others are able to achieve."
--Helmut Koester
The Divinity School, Harvard University
"This book is sharply focused, patiently argued, and strongly supported by extensive documentation and an exhaustive bibliography. Against the background of scholarly preoccupation with the relationship of the Gospel of Thomas to the Synoptic gospels, it creates the occasion for fresh debate on the relationship of Thomas to John."
--Jack Dean Kingsbury
Union Theological Seminary in Virginia
--Helmut Koester
The Divinity School, Harvard University
"This book is sharply focused, patiently argued, and strongly supported by extensive documentation and an exhaustive bibliography. Against the background of scholarly preoccupation with the relationship of the Gospel of Thomas to the Synoptic gospels, it creates the occasion for fresh debate on the relationship of Thomas to John."
--Jack Dean Kingsbury
Union Theological Seminary in Virginia
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction
Chapter One
Afterlife and Resurrection in the Ancient Mediterranean World
The Background of the Thomas Tradition
Chapter Two
Thomas and the Appearance Stories in John
Chapter Three
The Pericope of Doubting Thomas
John 20:24-29
Chapter Four
The Body and Resurrection in the Thomas Tradition
The Gospel of Thomas
Chapter Five
The Body and Resurrection in the Thomas Tradition
The Book of Thomas and the Acts of Thomas
Summary and Conclusions
Bibliography
Index of Biblical References
Index of Modern Authors
Abbreviations
Introduction
Chapter One
Afterlife and Resurrection in the Ancient Mediterranean World
The Background of the Thomas Tradition
Chapter Two
Thomas and the Appearance Stories in John
Chapter Three
The Pericope of Doubting Thomas
John 20:24-29
Chapter Four
The Body and Resurrection in the Thomas Tradition
The Gospel of Thomas
Chapter Five
The Body and Resurrection in the Thomas Tradition
The Book of Thomas and the Acts of Thomas
Summary and Conclusions
Bibliography
Index of Biblical References
Index of Modern Authors