The essays collected in The Gospel of Thomas and Christian Origins offer a series new chapters in the history of Christianity's first century. Stephen J. Patterson, whose work on the Gospel of Thomas has circulated widely for more than two decades, argues that taking this new source seriously will require rethinking a number of basic issues, including the assumed apocalyptic origins of early Christian faith, the supposed centrality of Jesus' death and resurrection, and the role of Platonism in formulation of both orthodox and heterodox Christian theology.
- ISBN10 9004256210
- ISBN13 9789004256217
- Publish Date 25 July 2013 (first published 1 January 2013)
- Publish Status Active
- Imprint Brill
- Format eBook
- Pages 328
- Language English