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from Part II - Themes
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 March 2021
In the Epistula Apostolorum the retelling of the Easter story is closely related to the Johannine version (GJn 20), but with significant modifications. Here all of the disciples are initially disbelieving and require physical proof of the resurrection, not just Thomas; Mary Magdalene is accompanied to Jesus’ tomb by Mary and Martha of Bethany; and, once reunited with his disciples, Jesus is continually present with them in contrast to the episodic nature of canonical appearance stories. As in 1 Cor 15 but in contrast to the canonical gospels, EpAp views Jesus’ resurrection as paradigmatic of the future resurrection of the flesh. A comparison with the Treatise on the Resurrection brings to light unexpected convergences between these texts, in spite of the ‘proto-orthodox’ character of the one text and the alleged ‘gnostic’ tendencies of the other. The substantive difference is that TrRes understands resurrection soteriologically, as a reality that determines both the present and the future of the believer, whereas in EpAp resurrection is subordinated to the overriding emphasis on future judgement according to works.
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