April D Deconick

Paradise Now: Essays on Early Jewish and Christian Mysticism April D Deconick

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 381-418) and index. Review Citations: Univ PR Books for Public Libry 01/01/2007 pg. 1 (EAN 9781589832572, Paperback) Univ PR Books for Public Libry 01/01/2007 pg. 1 (EAN 9789004151215, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  DeConick, April D April D. DeConick is the Isla Carroll and Percy E. Turner Professor of Biblical Studies in the Department of Religious Studies at Rice University (Houston, Texas). She specializes in early Christian history and theology, noncanonical Gospels, and gnostic and mystical traditions. Her books include" Seek to See Him: Ascent and Vision Mysticism in the Gospel of Thomas" (1996);" Voices of the Mystics: Early Christian Discourse in the Gospels of John and Thomas and Other Ancient Christian Literature" (Sheffield Academic, 2001);" Recovering the Original Gospel of Thomas: A History of the Gospel and Its Growth" (T. & T. Clark, 2005); and" The Original Gospel of Thomas in Translation, with Commentary and New English Translation of the Complete Gospel" (T. & T. Clark, 2006) and The Thirteenth Apostle: what the Gospel of Judas really says (Continuum, 2007). She has also edited the collection of papers, " Paradise Now: Essays on Early Jewish and Christian Mysticism" (SBL, 2006).