Research Catalog

Title

The childhood of Jesus : decoding the apocryphal Infancy Gospel of Thomas / Reidar Aasgaard.

Author

Aasgaard, Reidar

Publication

Eugene, OR : Cascade Books, c2009.

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Details

Description

xii, 285 p.; 23 cm.

Uniform Title

Gospel of Thomas (Infancy Gospel). English & Greek

Subject

• Gospel of Thomas (Infancy Gospel) > Criticism, interpretation, etc
• Apocryphal infancy Gospels

Genre/Form

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-276) and indexes.

Language (note)

• Text in English, with original Greek text and English translation.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

The history of research -- Oral/written tradition -- Narrative and literary features -- Daily life and social relations -- Cultural concepts and values -- Jesus as a child -- Jesus from boy to man -- Intertextuality: reflections of the Bible -- Strange sayings -- Main theological issues -- A popular tale from early rural Christianity -- Christianity's first children's story -- Conclusions -- Appendix 1. Greek text -- Appendix 2. English translation -- Appendix 3. The structure of Ga/Gb/Gd -- Appendix 4. Designations of individual episodes -- Appendix 5. Survey of Greek variants and the versions -- Appendix 6. Survey of IGT evidence by century -- Appendix 7. Survey of early Christian infancy stories.

ISBN

• 1606081268
• 9781606081266

OCLC

• 386708437
• SCSB-12721632

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library