The Acts of Thomas (Early Christian Apocrypha)
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| Rating | : | 4.32 (577 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1598150219 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 130 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-02-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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How and when did Christianity spread eastwards? The earliest answer can be found in the pages of The Acts of Thomas. The Acts of Thomas is one of five surviving apocryphal acts along with Andrew, John, Peter, and Paul that recount the adventures of the apostles as they carried the Christian message to the far reaches of their world. When modern European missionaries arrived in India in the eighteenth century, they were astonished to discover Christian communities that traced their origins back to Thomas. The well-known Hymn of the Pearl, widely regarded as an allegory of the soul on its journey, from God and back to God, is found in its pages.
G. Gruber said EXCELLENT TRANSLATION. This translation was very readable. I have wanted to get a good translation of this work for sometime at an affordable price.. May Charger said The Acts of Thomas. This book is okay, but not what I expected. It is not an easy read the way that it is constructed. I wish I had bought the Gospel of Thomas.
It introduces us to both a genre and a heroic type that were each important in second-century Christian literary production. Harold Attridge's new English translation of The Acts of Thomas is doubly valuable to students of early Christian non-canonical texts. --Anglican Theological Review
He was a fellow of the Jesus Seminar. and M.A. from Harvard. from Boston College, a B.A. . Attridge has been the Dean of the Yale Divinity School since 2002. from the University of Cambridge, and a Ph.D. His educational background includes a A.B. Harold W