04131cam a2200649Li 4500 ocn889271390 OCoLC 20200709060145.0 m d cr cn||||||||| 140807t20102009enk ob 000 0 eng d E7B eng rda pn E7B OCLCO YDXCP EBLCP IDEBK N$T OCLCF COO OCLCQ JSTOR 883568799 923216314 929119507 9780227903018 (electronic bk.) 0227903013 (electronic bk.) 0227173546 9780227173541 (OCoLC)889271390 (OCoLC)883568799 (OCoLC)923216314 (OCoLC)929119507 22573/ctt1cg8f66 JSTOR BS2860.T42 .A23 2010eb REL 006700 bisacsh REL006100 bisacsh 229/.8 23 MAIN Aasgaard, Reidar, author. The childhood of Jesus : decoding the apocryphal Infancy gospel of Thomas / Reidar Aasgaard. Cambridge, England : James Clarke & Co, 2010. ©2009 1 online resource (290 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references. Print version record. Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright information; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; 1. The History of Research; 2. Oral/Written Tradition; 3. Narrative and Literary Features; 4. Daily Life and Social Relations; 5. Cultural Concepts and Values; 6. Jesus as a Child; 7. Jesus from Boy to Man; 8. Intertextuality-Reflections of the Bible; 9. Strange Sayings; 10. Main Theological Issues; 11. A Popular Tale from Early Rural Christianity; 12. Christianity's First Children's Story; 13. Conclusions; Appendix 1 Greek Text; Appendix 2 English Translation; Appendix 3 The Structure of Ga/Gb/Gd. Appendix 4 Designations of Individual EpisodesAppendix 5 Survey of Greek Variants and the Versions*; Appendix 6 Survey of IGT Evidence by Century; Appendix 7 Survey of Early Christian Infancy Stories; Bibliography; Back Cover. The mid-second-century apocryphal infancy gospel, the Gospel of Thomas, which deals with the childhood of Jesus from age five to age twelve, has attained only limited interest from scholars. Much research into the story has also been seriously misguided - especially study of the story's origin, character, and setting. This book gives a fresh interpretation of the infancy gospel, not least by applying a variety of new approaches, including orality studies, narrative studies, gender studies, and social-scientific approaches. The book comes to a number of radical new conclusions: The Gospel of Th. Master record variable field(s) change: 072 Gospel of Thomas (Infancy Gospel) Criticism, interpretation, etc. Gospel of Thomas (Infancy Gospel) fast (OCoLC)fst01361399 Apocryphal infancy Gospels. Apocryphal infancy Gospels. Gospel of Thomas (Infancy Gospel) Criticism, interpretation, etc. RELIGION Biblical Studies Bible Study Guides. bisacsh Apocryphal infancy Gospels. fast (OCoLC)fst00811422 RELIGION / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / New Testament bisacsh Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast (OCoLC)fst01411635 Print version: Aasgaard, Reidar. Childhood of Jesus : decoding the apocryphal Infancy gospel of Thomas. Cambridge, England : James Clarke & Co, 2010, ©2009 xii, 276 pages 9780227173541 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=803700 EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL1728005 ebrary EBRY ebr10900463 EBSCOhost EBSC 803700 Ingram Digital eBook Collection IDEB cis28706243 YBP Library Services YANK 11964146 92 N$T 54986 54986