The Contribution of Non-Canonical Gospels to the Memory of Jesus: The Gospel of Thomas and the Gospel of Peter as Test Cases

This article argues that the social memory approach makes a significant contribution to the interpretation of the early gospel tradition. This approach helps to overcome an anachronistic distinction between ‘canonical' and ‘non-canonical' (or ‘apocryphal') Gospels by highlighting the...

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Main Author: Schröter, Jens 1961- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press [2018]
In: New Testament studies
Year: 2018, Volume: 64, Issue: 4, Pages: 435-454
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Gospel of Thomas / Gospel of Peter / Gospels / Jesus Christus / Collective memory
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
HC New Testament
KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
NBF Christology
Further subjects:B ‘canonical' and ‘apocryphal' portraits of Jesus
B post-Easter perspective
B recreation of the Jesus story
B memory approach
B second-century Gospels
B early gospel tradition
B ‘high Christology'
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