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6. Infancy Gospel of Thomas (S01 E06)
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In this week's episode, Jill interprets the Infancy Gospel of Thomas, a 2nd century Christian text that depicts Jesus as a precocious, and sometimes deadly, child. Jill unpacks how the redactor/editor of the story utilized stories about the boy Jesus with his schoolteachers to create a justifiable space for violence as well as scenes with his father to transfer blame for Jesus' bad behavior away from the boy savior.
27 episodes
Manage episode 239598330 series 2525949
In this week's episode, Jill interprets the Infancy Gospel of Thomas, a 2nd century Christian text that depicts Jesus as a precocious, and sometimes deadly, child. Jill unpacks how the redactor/editor of the story utilized stories about the boy Jesus with his schoolteachers to create a justifiable space for violence as well as scenes with his father to transfer blame for Jesus' bad behavior away from the boy savior.
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