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6 The Gospel of Mark
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Introduction to New Testament (RLST 152) The Gospels of the New Testament are no...
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9 The Gospel of Luke
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Introduction to New Testament (RLST 152) Luke and Acts, a two-volume work, are s...
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The Gospel of John The Re...
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Yale Divinity School Dean Harold W. Attridge and Professor Emeritus David L. Bar...
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6 The Gospel of Mark
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Introduction to New Testament (RLST 152) The Gospels of the New Testament are no...
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The Gospel of John The Br...
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Yale Divinity School Dean Harold W. Attridge and Professor Emeritus David L. Bar...
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15 Purgatory XXX XXXI XXXII...
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Dante in Translation (ITAL 310) This lecture deals with Dante's representation of the Earthly Paradi...
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8 The Gospel of Thomas
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Introduction to New Testament (RLST 152) We have known of the existence of the Gospel of Thomas from...
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18 Economic Impact of Popul...
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Global Problems of Population Growth (MCDB 150) 1) Population in China: Until recently, Chinese fami...
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12 Freud and Fiction
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Introduction to Theory of Literature (ENGL 300) In this lecture, Professor Paul Fry turns his attent...
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12 Sex Allocation
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Principles of Evolution, Ecology and Behavior (EEB 122) Sex allocation is an organism's decision on ...
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Description: Introduction to New Testament (RLST 152) We have known of the existence of the Gospel of Thomas from ancient writers, but it was only after the discovery of the Nag Hammadi Codices that the actual text became available. The Gospel of Thomas is basically a collection of sayings, or logia, that sometimes seem similar, perhaps more primitive than sayings found in the canonical Gospels. Sometimes, however, the sayings seem better explained as reflecting a "Gnostic" understanding of the world. This involves a rejection of the material world and a desire for gnosis, a secret knowledge, in order to escape the world and return to the divine being. Complete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: open.yale.edu This course was recorded in Spring 2009.