Saint Thomas the Apostle: New Testament, Apocrypha, and Historical Traditions

Cover\nTitle\nCopyright\nContents\nForeword\nAcknowledgments\nAbbreviations\nIntroduction\n	Rationale, aim, and task\n	Relevance of the study\n	Thomas literature and traditions\n	Twin motif of the Thomas Literature\n	Research methodology\n	Research plan\nPart 1: Thomas in the Gospel of John\n	1. From Lazarus’s Death to Jesus’s Death (11:1–12:11)\n		Introduction\n		Narrative setting\n		Thomas within the narrative framework of Jn 11:1–12:11\n			Let us also go\n			That we may die with him\n			Other significant aspects\n				Belief\n				Love\n				Glory of God\n				Titles of Jesus\n		Concluding remarks\n	2. Knowing the Way (13:1–17:26)\n		Introduction\n		Narrative setting\n		Thomas within the narrative framework of Jn 13:1–17:26\n			Lord, we do not know where you are going\n			How can we know the way?\n			Other significant aspects\n				Belief\n				Love\n				Glory of God\n				Titles of Jesus\n		Concluding remarks\n	3. Recognizing Jesus as “Lord” and “God” (20:1–31)\n		Introduction\n		Narrative setting\n		Thomas within the narrative framework of Jn 20:1–31\n			Seeing and putting finger in the mark of the nails\n			Putting hands in the side and believe\n			My Lord and my God!\n			Other significant aspects\n				Belief\n				Love\n				Glory of God\n		Concluding remarks\n	4. Jesus Shows Himself (21:1–25)\n		Introduction\n		Narrative setting\n		Thomas within the narrative framework of Jn 21:1-25\n			Jesus shows himself (v1)\n			Thomas as one among those gathered\n			Other significant aspects\n		Concluding remarks\nPart 2: Thomas in the Apocryphal Documents\n	5. The Gospel of Thomas\n		Introduction\n		Synoptics and the Gospel of Thomas\n		Log 1\n		Log 13\n		Thomas’s character: An analysis\n		Concluding remarks\n	6. The Book of Thomas the Contender\n		Introduction\n		Ideological world of the Book of Thomas\n		Thomas in the Book of Thomas\n		Concluding remarks\n	7. The Acts of Thomas\n		Introduction\n		Thomas within the narrative framework of the Acts of Thomas\n		The Indo-Parthian and South Indian theories\n		The martyrdom of Thomas\n		Concluding remarks\n	8. The Infancy Gospel of Thomas\n		Introduction\n		The Character of Thomas in the Infancy Gospel of Thomas\n		Concluding remarks\nPart 3: Thomas in the Historical Traditions\n	9. Patristic References about Thomas\n		Introduction\n		India in the classical writings\n		Thomas in the traditio-historical and patristic writings\n		Concluding remarks\n	10. Reconstructing a History of Apostle Thomas\n		Introduction\n		Jesus’s disciples in the Synoptic accounts\n		Jesus’s disciples in the Johannine community context\n		Jesus’s disciples within the framework of the Book of Acts\n		Apocryphal and patristic traditions\n		Identity of the Thomas community\n		Thomas Christianity in India\n		Concluding remarks\nGeneral Conclusion\nBibliography\nIndex of Ancient Sources\nIndex of Authors