Seeking the Imperishable Treasure

by Steven R. Johnson

In Seeking the Imperishable Treasure, Johnson tracks the use of a single saying of Jesus over time and among theologically divergent authors and communities. He identifies six different versions of the saying in the canonical gospels and epistles (Mark, Matthew, Luke, John, James, and Colossians), as well as the Gospel of Thomas and Q. After tracing the tradition and redaction history of this wisdom admonition, he observes at least two distinctly...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1498210716
• ISBN13: 9781498210713
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Cascade Books
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"