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.

Subjects:

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

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Call Number: BS2860.T52 M57 2018

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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Copyright Page
  • Acknowledgements
  • A Note to the Reader
  • Setting the Scene
  • The Gospel of Thomas and the Platonists on the World
  • The Gospel of Thomas and the Platonists on the Body and the Soul
  • The Gospel of Thomas and the Platonists on Oneness
  • The Gospel of Thomas and the Platonists on Stability
  • The Gospel of Thomas and the Platonists on Immutability and Indivisibility
  • The Gospel of Thomas and the Platonists on Freedom from Anger
  • Thomasine Metaphysics of the Image and Its Platonist Background
  • Concluding Remarks
  • The Greek Vorlage of Gos. Thom. 12:2
  • The Secondary Nature of Gos. Thom. 5:3
  • A Note on Gos. Thom. 77:1
  • Back Matter
  • Bibliography
  • Index of Ancient and Medieval Sources.