The gospel of Thomas and Plato : a study of the impact of platonism on the "Fifth Gospel" /

The gospel of Thomas and Plato : a study of the impact of platonism on the "Fifth Gospel" /

In The Gospel of Thomas and Plato , Ivan Miroshnikov contributes to the study of the earliest Christian engagements with philosophy by offering the first systematic discussion of the impact of Platonism on the Gospel of Thomas, one of the most intriguing and cryptic works among the Nag Hammadi writi...

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Main Author: Miroshnikov, Ivan I͡Akovlevich.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden : Brill. c2018.

Series: Nag Hammadi and Manichaean Studies 93.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2018, ISBN: 9789004353275.

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Gospel of Thomas (Coptic Gospel) > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Platonists.

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Call Number: BS2860.T52 M57 2018

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Summary:In The Gospel of Thomas and Plato , Ivan Miroshnikov contributes to the study of the earliest Christian engagements with philosophy by offering the first systematic discussion of the impact of Platonism on the Gospel of Thomas, one of the most intriguing and cryptic works among the Nag Hammadi writings. Miroshnikov demonstrates that a Platonist lens is indispensable to the understanding of a number of the Thomasine sayings that have, for decades, remained elusive as exegetical cruces. The Gospel of Thomas is thus an important witness to the early stages of the process that eventually led to the Platonist formulation of certain Christian dogmata.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789004367296
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