Foreword, James H. Charlesworth
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction
Part One: Thomas in the Gospel of John
Chapter 1: From Lazarus’ Death to Jesus’ Death (11:1-12:11)
Chapter 2: Knowing the Way (13:1-17:26)
Chapter 3: Recognizing Jesus as ‘Lord’ and ‘God’ (20:1-31)
Chapter 4: Jesus Shows Himself (21:1-25)
Part Two: Thomas in the Apocryphal Documents
Chapter 5: The Gospel of Thomas
Chapter 6: The Book of Thomas the Contender
Chapter 7: The Acts of Thomas
Chapter 8: The Infancy Gospel of Thomas
Part Three: Thomas in the Historical Traditions
Chapter 9: Patristic References about Thomas
Chapter 10: Reconstructing a History of Apostle Thomas
General Conclusion
Bibliography
Index of Authors
Index of Ancient Sources
The first study of the Thomas traditions in the east using an interdisciplinary methodological framework.
Johnson Thomaskutty is Associate Professor and Head of the Department of New Testament Studies at Union Biblical Seminary, Pune, India. He is the author of Dialogue in the Book of Signs: A Polyvalent Analysis of John 1:19-12:50 (2015). His forthcoming monograph is entitled Saint Bartholomew the Apostle: New Testament, Apocrypha, and Historical Traditions (forthcoming).
This is a monograph with an edge ... The author is to be commended
for marshalling the evidence in a way that lends some support to
the ideas being articulated.
*The Expository Times*
What I find most attractive is Thomaskutty’s interdisciplinary
methodology. It is both revolutionary and refreshing. He examines
the four selected texts [The Gospel of Thomas, The Book of Thomas,
The Acts of Thomas, and The Infancy Gospel of Thomas] using textual
criticism, biblical criticism, narrative criticism, and theological
reflections.
*James H. Charlesworth, Princeton Theological Seminary, USA*
Prof. Thomaskutty offers a comprehensive assessment of the evidence
for the Apostle Thomas within the New Testament, in early Christian
literature, and in the traditions of the Church, particularly the
church in India, which has long venerated the Apostle Thomas as its
founder. Thoroughly researched and carefully argued, Prof.
Thomaskutty’s treatment will be a valuable resource to scholars of
the early church and to anyone interested in the development of
apostolic traditions outside the western sphere.
*Harold W. Attridge, Yale Divinity School, USA*
Based on careful reading of all the ancient primary sources and
attention to the traditions of India, Prof. Thomaskutty has
succeeded in bringing the Apostle Thomas to life, in all his
complexity. Anyone interested in the Apostle Thomas ‘the Twin’
would do well to start here.
*Charles M. Stang, Harvard Divinity School, USA*
Thomaskutty provides a thorough and well-researched investigation
into the Thomasine traditions ... [A]n interesting and informative
book, which should have broad appeal to specialists in gospel
studies, patristics, and the history of the early church.
*Religious Studies Review*
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