Voices of the mystics : early Christian discourse in the Gospels of John and Thomas and other ancient Christian literature /
"The Gospel of John has always been perceived as a more mystical Gospel than the Synoptics. This book explores the mysticism of John in its historical context and puts forward evidence that the mysticism developed in this text is the result of the textualization of a dialogue between the Johann...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Sheffield :
Sheffield Academic Press,
[2001], ©2001
Sheffield : c2001 Sheffield : ©2001 Sheffield, England : c2001 Sheffield : [2001] |
| Series: | Journal for the study of the New Testament : supplement series ;
157 Journal for the study of the New Testament Supplement series ; 157 Journal for the study of the New Testament Supplement series ; 157. Journal for the study of the New Testament Supplement series 157. Journal for the study of the New Testament Supplement series 157. |
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| Summary: | "The Gospel of John has always been perceived as a more mystical Gospel than the Synoptics. This book explores the mysticism of John in its historical context and puts forward evidence that the mysticism developed in this text is the result of the textualization of a dialogue between the Johannine and Thomasine Christians on the subject of soteriology. In contradiction to the Christians who revered the Gospel of Thomas and taught salvation through ascent and vision mysticism, the Johannine Gospel argues for a mysticism based on the faith experience. DeConick examines evidence from the Preachings of John, the Gospel of the Saviour (Papyrus Berolinensis 22220), the Apocryphon of James, the Ascension of Isaiah, and the Dialogue of the Saviour to show that this soteriological controversy did not end with the composition of the Gospel of John but continued well into the second century. This book not only sheds new light on the development of Johannine ideology, but also forges a new path in New Testament socio-rhetorical criticism, particularly by developing the field of tradition intertexture."--Jacket |
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| Item Description: | Errata slipped in after p. 191 Includes errata This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC |
| Physical Description: | 191 p. ; 25 cm 191 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [164]-176) and index Includes bibliographical references (pages [164]-176) and index Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 184127190X 9781841271903 |