{"product_id":"jesus-as-founder-of-a-platonic-christianity-the-message-of-the-gospel-of-thomas-paperback","title":"Jesus as founder of a Platonic Christianity: The Message of the Gospel of Thomas - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEnno Edzard Popkes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Gospel of Thomas conveys central ideas of Platonism as the message of Jesus, above all the ideas of the immortality of the soul, of the transmigration of souls, of the soul becoming equal to God and of the knowledge of  true light . It interprets the figure of Jesus as the incarnation of the  true light , which, according to Plato, can only be experienced outside the present world. It is the light from which people come and into which they return. The Jesus of the Gospel of Thomas understands all human beings as carriers of this divine light, which illuminates the world when they become equal to him. For the Gospel of Thomas, Jesus is the founder of a  Platonic Christianity .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eProf. Dr. Enno Edzard Popkes researches and teaches on the history and archeology of early Christianity and its environment at the faculty of Theology at the Kiel University. He is co-founder and chairman of the `Kiel Academy of Thanatology´ (www.kiath.de).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 118\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.28 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 16, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45385096003663,"sku":"9783751972024","price":31.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/3083\/3487\/files\/u_mLA280Hf9783751972024.webp?v=1780221398","url":"https:\/\/lumaryon.com\/products\/jesus-as-founder-of-a-platonic-christianity-the-message-of-the-gospel-of-thomas-paperback","provider":"Lumaryon Universal","version":"1.0","type":"link"}