DOCETISM IN THE GOSPEL OF THOMAS LOGION 28  IN OXYRHYNCHUS PAPYRI

Ludwig Beethoven Jones Noya

doi:10.47135/mahabbah.v2i2.29

DOCETISM IN THE GOSPEL OF THOMAS LOGION 28 IN OXYRHYNCHUS PAPYRI

Ludwig Beethoven Jones Noya⁽¹⁾,

(1) Vanderbilt University, Tenneesse

Corresponding Author

Abstract

The Gospel of Thomas is one among the numerous controversial documents in the Christianity. On the one hand, its oppositions argue that it is a Gnostic gospel. While on the other hand, its supporters claim that it belongs to the New Testament, because it contains the lost sayings of Jesus. The similarity between John 1:14 and Logion 28 is used as one of the basis by the supporters to contend the text’s authority. This article asserts that John 1:14 cannot be equated with Logion 28, for the Logion contains a Docetic concept. Hence, it corroborates the view that the Gospel of Thomas is a Gnostic literature.

Keywords

docetism; gnosticism; gospel; humanity; jesus; phantasm

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