Resurrection Reconsidered: Thomas and John in Controversy

by Gregory J. Riley

Publisher:

Fortress Press

, 1995

Overview

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.

Product Details

• Title: Resurrection Reconsidered: Thomas and John in Controversy
• Author: Gregory J. Riley
• Publisher: Fortress Press
• Print Publication Date: 1995
• Logos Release Date: 2014
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Gospel of Thomas (Coptic Gospel) › Criticism, interpretation, etc; Bible. N.T. John › Criticism, interpretation, etc; Resurrection › History of doctrines--Early church, ca. 30-600
• ISBNs: 0800628462, 9780800628468
• Resource ID: LLS:RSRRCTNRCNSDRDT
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-04-16T15:05:07Z

About Gregory J. Riley

Dr. Riley has expertise in the culture and religions of the Greco-Roman world and the ancient Near East. His main interests are the relationships between the diverse expressions of Christianity and their cultural context. His most recent book The River of God: A New History of Christian Origins was chosen by the History Book Club as an alternate selection. His book One Jesus, Many Christs was selected by the Book of the Month Club and the British Book of the Month Club as a first choice in Religion.