Apocalypticism or Prophecy and the Problem of Polyvalence: Lessons from the "Gospel of Thomas"

2011 ◽  
Vol 130 (4) ◽  
pp. 795 ◽  
Author(s):  
PATTERSON
Keyword(s):  
Gospel Of Thomas

School Buildings in Mediterranean Antiquity: Notes on the Provenance of the Infancy Gospel of Thomas

2020 ◽  
pp. 0142064X2096265
Author(s):  
Jonah Bissell
Keyword(s):  
Early Christianity ◽  
Asia Minor ◽  
School Buildings ◽  
Gospel Of Thomas ◽  
Literary Sources ◽  
Infancy Gospel Of Thomas ◽  
Open Question ◽  
Ancient Education

The provenance of the Infancy Gospel of Thomas (IGT) remains an open question to scholars of early Christianity. Egypt, Palestine, Syria and Asia Minor have been proffered as the most likely settings of origin (with the latter two favored especially in recent years). The educational scenes in IGT may provide helpful hints of the text’s original setting. Paul Foster, however, in comparing the details of such scenes with depictions of education in literary sources, concludes that they offer no features suggestive of a particular setting of origin. However, comparison of such scenes with material depictions of ancient education may provide more geographical precision. A reexamination of the text’s educational scenes vis-à-vis material-cultural evidence suggests that Egypt should be reconsidered as a viable setting of origin for IGT.

Studies in the Gospel of Thomas

2009 ◽  
Vol 120 (7) ◽  
pp. 333-333
Author(s):  
Paul Foster
Keyword(s):  
Gospel Of Thomas
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