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\"The<\/a>\"\"<\/span>A review recently appeared in Review of Biblical Literature<\/a><\/em> of April DeConick\u2019s book The Original Gospel of Thomas in Translation<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0Thus far the review\u00a0has led to a response by\u00a0April herself<\/a> as well as a post by Mark Goodacre<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

April\u2019s book is fascinating, and I remember particularly being struck by the use of the Pseudo-Clementine literature to help\u00a0trace what may have been the core around which the more fully developed forms of the Gospel of Thomas grew and evolved. <\/span><\/p>\n

The discussion that has been sparked off in the blogosphere focuses on many interesting topics including oral vs. written transmission, the historical Jesus, form criticism, and extracanonical early Christian literature. <\/span><\/p>\n

And so I want to highlight the posts that have appeared so far and draw attention to the interesting discussions they are beginning to generate, in the hope that others may likewise benefit from listening in on or participating in the conversations.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A review recently appeared in Review of Biblical Literature of April DeConick\u2019s book The Original Gospel of Thomas in Translation.\u00a0Thus far the review\u00a0has led to a response by\u00a0April herself as well as a post by Mark Goodacre. 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