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Eschatology and the Saviour Sarah Parkhouse (Australian Catholic University, Melbourne)

Eschatology and the Saviour By Sarah Parkhouse (Australian Catholic University, Melbourne)

Summary

This book offers an analysis of the genre 'dialogue gospels' and their relationship to themes in New Testament texts. It then focuses on the 'Gospel of Mary', evaluates this gospel in light of the genre, argues for a christocentic reading of its eschatology, and provides new translations.

Eschatology and the Saviour Summary

Eschatology and the Saviour: The 'Gospel of Mary' among Early Christian Dialogue Gospels by Sarah Parkhouse (Australian Catholic University, Melbourne)

This book focuses on the 'Gospel of Mary' in the context of a broader analysis of early Christian dialogue gospels - a popular literary genre used to present Jesus as conversing with select disciples and answering a series of questions on life, death and the cosmos at the conclusion of his earthly career. Jesus' teachings in these texts can vary greatly, from affirming the resurrection of the flesh to denying it completely. This book highlights the diversity of perspective within this genre, bringing together New Testament, 'gnostic' and (proto-)orthodox texts. Yet each text is based on the premise that it contains new or clarified teaching from the risen or glorified Lord, often in the form of a final revelation concerned with the disciples' eschatological salvation. This book offers a fresh and in-depth analysis of the 'Gospel of Mary' in the context of the dialogue gospel genre, concentrating on the narrative frame, the eschatological teachings, and the relationship between the two.

About Sarah Parkhouse (Australian Catholic University, Melbourne)

Sarah Parkhouse is a research fellow at the Australian Catholic University, Melbourne. She is co-editor of Connecting Gospels (2018) and is interested in bringing New Testament texts into conversation with other early Christian literature.

Table of Contents

Part I: 1. What is a dialogue Gospel? Defining a genre; 2. Why write a dialogue Gospel? Themes from the New Testament; Part II: 3. The narrative frame of the 'Gospel of Mary'; 4. The cosmos and its undoing: the cosmic eschatology of the 'Gospel of Mary'; 5. The journey of the soul: the individual; Conclusion; Appendix 1. The 'Gospel of Mary': Coptic and Greek MSS; Appendix 2. The 'Gospel of Mary': text and translations; Appendix 3. The Gospel of Mary: synopses of the Greek and Coptic MSS.

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NLS9781108712866
9781108712866
110871286X
Eschatology and the Saviour: The 'Gospel of Mary' among Early Christian Dialogue Gospels by Sarah Parkhouse (Australian Catholic University, Melbourne)
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Cambridge University Press
2020-10-15
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