Voices of the Mystics

by April D. DeConick

Book Overview

The Gospel of John has always been perceived as a more mystical Gospel than the Synoptics. This book explores the mysticism of John in its historical context and puts forward evidence that the mysticism developed in this text is the result of the textualization of a dialogue between the Johannine and Thomasine Christians on the subject of soteriology. In contradiction to the Christians who revered the Gospel of Thomas and taught salvation through...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0567081281
• ISBN13: 9780567081285
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.2"