The infancy Gospel of Thomas: Allegory or myth � Gnostic or Ebionite?

The aim of this article is to show that scholars assess the Infancy Gospel of Thomas disparagingly as �illogical�, �un-Christian� and �banal�. A more positive judgment is� that it is either �Gnostic� or �purified of Gnosticism�, or merely one of many ancient tales in the form of a historical allegor...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: A G van Aarde
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: AOSIS 2005-10-01
Series:Verbum et Ecclesia
Online Access:http://verbumetecclesia.org.za/index.php/VE/article/view/253