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The Gospel of Thomas, completely preserved in a papyrus Coptic manuscript discovered in 1945 at Nag Hammadi, Egypt, is a list of 114 sayings attributed to Jesus. Some of those sayings resemble those found in the four canonical Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John), but other sayings were unknown until its discovery.
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The [[Gospel]] of [[Apostle Thomas|Thomas]], completely preserved in a papyrus Coptic manuscript discovered in 1945 at Nag Hammadi, Egypt, is a list of 114 sayings attributed to [[Jesus]]. Some of those sayings resemble those found in the four canonical Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John), but other sayings were unknown until its discovery.
  
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The Gospel is considered a forgery and is considered a [[Heresy|heretical]] [[Apocrypha|apocryphal]] text.
 
 
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The Gospel of Thomas, completely preserved in a papyrus Coptic manuscript discovered in 1945 at Nag Hammadi, Egypt, is a list of 114 sayings attributed to Jesus. Some of those sayings resemble those found in the four canonical Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John), but other sayings were unknown until its discovery.
 
  
 
===Authorship===
 
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The general census among Christians and secular historians alike is that the Gospel of Thomas was written by an unknown author in the 2nd Century A.D.
  
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* [http://www.nag-hammadi.com/ The Nag Hammadi Library]
 
* [http://www.nag-hammadi.com/ The Nag Hammadi Library]
  
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Latest revision as of 20:01, 12 December 2023

Gospel of Thomas
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SERMONS, ESSAYS AND OPINIONS
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The Gospel of Thomas, completely preserved in a papyrus Coptic manuscript discovered in 1945 at Nag Hammadi, Egypt, is a list of 114 sayings attributed to Jesus. Some of those sayings resemble those found in the four canonical Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John), but other sayings were unknown until its discovery.

The Gospel is considered a forgery and is considered a heretical apocryphal text.

Authorship

The general census among Christians and secular historians alike is that the Gospel of Thomas was written by an unknown author in the 2nd Century A.D.

Quotes

Links