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An Authentic Saying of Jesus in the Gospel of Thomas?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2000

EDWIN K. BROADHEAD
Affiliation:
Berea College, Berea, KY 40404, USA

Abstract

The Gospel of Thomas provides an important component in many recent portraits of Jesus as a non-eschatological sage. Various material is cited from Thomas, yet careful analysis of individual sayings and redactional layers is rare. This is particularly true of sayings without Synoptic attestation. Is it possible that Thomas contains authentic sayings not found in the NT? What methodological steps would be necessary to isolate such material? How would such sayings affect portraits of the historical Jesus? These issues are explored though analysis of Saying 82 of the Gospel of Thomas.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© 2000 Cambridge University Press

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