Holy Terror

Jesus in the Infancy Gospel of Thomas

J.R.C. Cousland (University of British Columbia, Canada)

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T.& T.Clark Ltd
30 May 2019

The historical Jesus; New Testaments

Series: The Library of New Testament Studies

The Infancy Gospel of Thomas (or Paidika) is one of the most unusual gospels in the Christian tradition. Instead of revealing the compassionate Jesus so familiar to us from the biblical Gospels, it confronts its readers with a very different Jesus – a child who sometimes acts like a holy terror, killing and harming others for trifling faults. So why is Jesus portrayed as acting in such an ‘unchristian’ fashion? To address this question, Cousland focuses on three interconnected representations of Jesus in the Paidika: Jesus as holy terror, as child, and as miracle-working saviour. Cousland endeavours to show that, despite the differing character of these three roles, they present a unified picture. Jesus’ unusual behaviour arises from his ‘growing pains’ as a developing child, who is at the same time both human and divine. Cousland’s volume is the first detailed examination of the Christology of the Infancy Gospel of Thomas and provides a fresh and engaging approach to a topic not often discussed in representations of Jesus.

By: J.R.C. Cousland (University of British Columbia Canada)
Imprint: T.& T.Clark Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 236g
ISBN: 9780567688804
ISBN 10: 0567688801
Series: The Library of New Testament Studies
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 30 May 2019
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Table of Contents Preface 1. Introduction 2. Jesus the Holy Terror 3. Jesus as Child 4. Jesus the Divine: The Christology of the Paidika 5. The Paidika's Jesus in Context 6. Conclusion 7. Bibliography Index

J.R.C. Cousland is is Associate Professor of Early Christianity and Greek Religion and Mythology at the University of British Columbia, Canada. He has written widely on biblical and apocryphal literature.