tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637125351921336084.post8429248385632173323..comments2024-03-19T00:26:30.753-07:00Comments on The Jesus Blog: Review of Goodacre’s Thomas and the Gospels—Chris KeithAnthony Le Donnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01282792648606976883noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637125351921336084.post-8803108152683026892013-09-03T03:13:16.705-07:002013-09-03T03:13:16.705-07:00Many thanks, Chris, for the review, and for taking...Many thanks, Chris, for the review, and for taking such care with the book -- greatly appreciated. Thanks, Chris and Joshua too for your comments.Mark Goodacrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115370166754797529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637125351921336084.post-76381423373607381982013-08-27T08:23:03.016-07:002013-08-27T08:23:03.016-07:00I loved this book. I also appreciate how Goodacre ...I loved this book. I also appreciate how Goodacre concludes that just because Thomas is a later fabrication does not mean we should disregard it as historically redundant or refuse to take it seriously as a piece of literature. In fact, Goodacre's book in many ways makes the Gospel of Thomas a more compelling piece of writing and rhetoric if we understand that its author carefully crafted a "plausible Jesus" from portions of the canonical Gospel tradition.Joshua Paul Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03970879028978093230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637125351921336084.post-89911198648452411662013-08-27T08:03:48.837-07:002013-08-27T08:03:48.837-07:00I, too, love this book and blogged about it when i...I, too, love this book and blogged about it when it first came out. Glad to see your review is so positive. Simon Gathercole's recent volume on Thomas is also quite good (though a bit more technical than Mark's). Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com