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In Seek to See Him April DeConick argues that the Gospel of Thomas, contrary to the way Thomas is normally understood, does not originate from gnostic traditions. Instead, she proposes that Thomas is best explained by Hermetic and Second Temple Jewish mystical traditions. DeConick substantiates her proposal by first examining the developmental stages of the Gospel of Thomas, questioning the classification of Thomas as gnostic on the basis of Thomas’ dualism and his speculation about original sin. DeConick carefully delineates the difference between Thomas’ and gnostic views of the world and of salvation before going on to demonstrate the crucial role of purification, heavenly ascent, and visio dei—final transformation through an experience of seeing God—in this Gospel. In the end, DeConick shows that Thomas is best explained as arising from the fusion of Jewish Mysticism and Hermetic praxis and not as being shaped by gnostic traditions.
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<P>DeConick offers a serious alternative to the common classification of the <I>Gospel of Thomas</I> as Gnostic and provides a helpful, needed exposition of the role of ascent and the <I>visio Dei</I> in <I>Thomas</I>’ anthropogony and soteriology.</P> - Journal of Early Christian Studies
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April D. DeConick is Chair of the Department of Religion and Isla Carroll and Percy E. Turner Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at Rice University (Houston, Texas). She specializes in early Christian history and theology, noncanonical Gospels, and gnostic and mystical traditions, and she was an editor of Baylor University Press' Israel's God and Rebecca's Children: Christology and Community in Early Judaism and Christianity.
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- Publisher Baylor University Press
- Publication Date July 2017
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9781481307925 / 1481307924
- Publication Country or regionUnited States
- FormatPaperback
- Primary Price 29.95 USD
- Pages225
- ReadershipProfessional and scholarly
- Publish StatusPublished
- Dimensions9 X 6 inches
- SeriesLibrary of Early Christology
- Reference Code1481307924
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