Apocalypse of Thomas: Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
|||
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
The '''Apocalypse of Thomas''' is a work from the [[New Testament apocrypha]], apparently composed originally in [[Greek language|Greek]]. It concerns the end of the world, and appears to be a rendering of the [[Book of Revelation|Apocalypse of John]],{{citation needed|date=January 2013}} although written in a somewhat less enigmatic or mystical manner. It is the inspiration for the popular medieval millennial list [[Fifteen Signs before Doomsday]].<ref>{{cite journal|last=Dunn|first=Charles W.|year=1958|title=Rev. of Heist, ''The Fifteen Signs before Doomsday''|journal=[[The Journal of American Folklore]]|volume=71|issue=280|page=189|jstor=537713}}</ref> |
The '''Apocalypse of Thomas''' is a work from the [[New Testament apocrypha]], apparently composed originally in [[Greek language|Greek]]. It concerns the end of the world, and appears to be a rendering of the [[Book of Revelation|Apocalypse of John]],{{citation needed|date=January 2013}} although written in a somewhat less enigmatic or mystical manner. It is the inspiration for the popular medieval millennial list [[Fifteen Signs before Doomsday]].<ref>{{cite journal|last=Dunn|first=Charles W.|year=1958|title=Rev. of Heist, ''The Fifteen Signs before Doomsday''|journal=[[The Journal of American Folklore]]|volume=71|issue=280|page=189|jstor=537713}}</ref> |
||
The text was written in Greek between the second and the fourth century, and was either copied or translated in Latin in Italy or North Africa. There are two [[recension]]s of the text, the second one of which containing an [[interpolation]] apparently written in the fifth century. It was widespread in Northwestern Europe, with manuscripts dating between the eighth and the eleventh century. It was [[proscribe]]d by [[Gelasius of Cyzicus]] in the fifth century, but this seemed not to have harmed its popularity: the Apocalypse was most likely accepted as canonical "in certain parts of Western [[Christendom]] in the ninth and tenth centuries".<ref name=gatch>{{cite journal|last=Gatch|first=Milton McCormick|year=1964|title=Two Uses of Apocrypha in Old English Homilies|journal=[[American Society of Church History|Church History]]|volume=33|issue=4|pages=379–91|jstor=3162832|doi=10.2307/3162832}}</ref> |
The text was written in Greek between the second and the fourth century, and was either copied or translated in Latin in Italy or North Africa. There are two [[recension]]s of the text, the second one of which containing an [[interpolation (manuscripts) | interpolation]] apparently written in the fifth century. It was widespread in Northwestern Europe, with manuscripts dating between the eighth and the eleventh century. It was [[proscribe]]d by [[Gelasius of Cyzicus]] in the fifth century, but this seemed not to have harmed its popularity: the Apocalypse was most likely accepted as canonical "in certain parts of Western [[Christendom]] in the ninth and tenth centuries".<ref name=gatch>{{cite journal|last=Gatch|first=Milton McCormick|year=1964|title=Two Uses of Apocrypha in Old English Homilies|journal=[[American Society of Church History|Church History]]|volume=33|issue=4|pages=379–91|jstor=3162832|doi=10.2307/3162832}}</ref> |
||
The interpolated version of the Apocalypse is notable for having inspired the [[Fifteen Signs before Doomsday]], a list of fifteen signs given over fifteen days announcing [[Judgment Day]], a visionary list which spread all over Europe and remained popular possibly into Shakespeare's day.<ref name=gatch/> |
The interpolated version of the Apocalypse is notable for having inspired the [[Fifteen Signs before Doomsday]], a list of fifteen signs given over fifteen days announcing [[Judgment Day]], a visionary list which spread all over Europe and remained popular possibly into Shakespeare's day.<ref name=gatch/> |
||
Revision as of 23:12, 11 October 2020
| Part of a series on |
| New Testament apocrypha |
|---|
 |
 Christianity portal |
The Apocalypse of Thomas is a work from the New Testament apocrypha, apparently composed originally in Greek. It concerns the end of the world, and appears to be a rendering of the Apocalypse of John,[citation needed] although written in a somewhat less enigmatic or mystical manner. It is the inspiration for the popular medieval millennial list Fifteen Signs before Doomsday.[1]
The text was written in Greek between the second and the fourth century, and was either copied or translated in Latin in Italy or North Africa. There are two recensions of the text, the second one of which containing an interpolation apparently written in the fifth century. It was widespread in Northwestern Europe, with manuscripts dating between the eighth and the eleventh century. It was proscribed by Gelasius of Cyzicus in the fifth century, but this seemed not to have harmed its popularity: the Apocalypse was most likely accepted as canonical "in certain parts of Western Christendom in the ninth and tenth centuries".[2]
The interpolated version of the Apocalypse is notable for having inspired the Fifteen Signs before Doomsday, a list of fifteen signs given over fifteen days announcing Judgment Day, a visionary list which spread all over Europe and remained popular possibly into Shakespeare's day.[2]
References
- ^ Dunn, Charles W. (1958). "Rev. of Heist, The Fifteen Signs before Doomsday". The Journal of American Folklore. 71 (280): 189. JSTOR 537713.
- ^ a b Gatch, Milton McCormick (1964). "Two Uses of Apocrypha in Old English Homilies". Church History. 33 (4): 379–91. doi:10.2307/3162832. JSTOR 3162832.
External links
 | This article about a book related to Christianity is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |