The Tommentary
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Ancient & Classical, Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Bible & Bible Studies, Bibles, Other Bibles, New Testament, Commentaries
| Author: | Robert Price | ISBN: | 9781456601706 |
| Publisher: | eBookIt.com | Publication: | July 22, 2011 |
| Imprint: | eBookIt.com | Language: | English |
| Author: | Robert Price |
| ISBN: | 9781456601706 |
| Publisher: | eBookIt.com |
| Publication: | July 22, 2011 |
| Imprint: | eBookIt.com |
| Language: | English |
Previous commentaries on the Gospel of Thomas have tended mainly to make this intriguing text less understandable to the general reader not less. Choking on their authors' methodology these commentaries are more about them than the text. Robert M. Price brings striking clarity to a fascinating text bridging the dusty centuries. Price draws on the learning of his predecessors while providing many new interpretations. Does Thomas use the canonical gospels? Or was it written earlier? Why was it excluded from the canon? Is it Gnostic? Watch out! Thomas may become your favorite gospel!
Previous commentaries on the Gospel of Thomas have tended mainly to make this intriguing text less understandable to the general reader not less. Choking on their authors' methodology these commentaries are more about them than the text. Robert M. Price brings striking clarity to a fascinating text bridging the dusty centuries. Price draws on the learning of his predecessors while providing many new interpretations. Does Thomas use the canonical gospels? Or was it written earlier? Why was it excluded from the canon? Is it Gnostic? Watch out! Thomas may become your favorite gospel!
