The infancy gospel of Thomas / David Cielontko, Tobias Nicklas, Jan N. Bremmer (eds.).
| Other author | Cielontko, David, 1989- editor. |
| Other author | Nicklas, Tobias, 1967- |
| Other author | Bremmer, Jan N. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Leuven ; Paris ; Bristol, CT : Peeters, 2025. |
| Copyright Date | ©2025 |
| Description | xiii, 212 pages ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Series | Studies on early Christian apocrypha ; Studies on early Christian apocrypha ; 23. ^A1362783 |
| Contents | The Infancy Gospel of Thomas : past, present, and future directions in research / R. Aasgaard -- The Infancy Gospel of Thomas : date, provenance, readership, education, literacy, and Sitz im Leben / J. N. Bremmer -- Elements of a narratival plot about the child Jesus in the Infancy Gospel of Thomas (Codex Sabaiticus 259, fols. 66r-77v (H)) / T. Nicklas -- Flattery in Jesus' education in the Infancy Gospel of Thomas / D. Cielontko -- How to deal with the cursing Jesus : observations regarding the textual transmission of IGT 4-5 / U. U. Kaiser -- Mary, Child Jesus and the 'Holy Family' : narrative de-/attachment in Byzantium and the Medieval Latin West / M. Vuković -- Language, style, and meaning in Recension Gs of the Infancy Gospel of Thomas : textual notes on Codex Sabaiticus / L. Berkes, G. Nocchi Macedo -- The Infancy Gospel of Thomas in Ukranian manuscripts : peculiarities of interpretation / D. Syroyid -- The Georgian version of the Infancy Gospel of Thomas : text and translation / S. J. Shoemaker -- The Old Czech version of the Infancy Gospel of Thomas / D. Cielontko, O. Halama |
| Abstract | "The Infancy Gospel of Thomas is one of the weirdest and most problematic writings of early Christianity, but despite recent advances in its understanding it still does not receive the attention it deserves. This volume begins with two chapters on introductory issues such as the title, the audience, the transmission, the time and place of the original text, and its Sitz im Leben. The next three chapters focus first on a literary analysis arguing for a partially coherent plot showing the development of Jesus in his childhood, and then on aspects of Jesus' upbringing and the ways in which different versions reflect readers' discomfort with Jesus letting other children die. Subsequent chapters consider the material aspects of the textual transmission, including an exciting new papyrus. The volume concludes with three versions of the Infancy Gospel of Thomas that have been very little studied - Georgian, Ukrainian and Old Czech - and are virtually unknown in the Anglophone world. All of these are here translated into English for the first time." Provided by publisher |
| General note | "... we present the results of a conference held in Prague, Czech Republic, on 21-23 June 2023...."--Preface, page viii. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Language | The contrbution, The Georgian version of the Infancy Gospel of Thomas : text and translation by Stephen J. Shoemaker, has text in Georgian with English translation on facing pages; introductory comments in English. |
| ISBN | 9789042954021 |
| ISBN | 9042954027 (paperback) |
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