An illustrated translation of the Gospel of Thomas in plain English with explanatory notes In 1945, twelve ancient books were found inside a sealed jar near Nag Hammadi, Egypt. One of those Gnostic tractates buried in the sand was the Gospel of Thomas, one of the jewels of universal spiritual literature which is considered by some scholars as the fifth Gospel. It is an anthology of 114 logia, or sayings, attributed to Jesus and collected by Jude Thomas, his brother. It is the earliest extant collection of sayings from the Galilean. Bernard Luguernr proposes a lively and modern translation of this apocryphal Gospel.

The Gospel of Thomas is the most significant and authentic piece of early Christian writing outside of the New Testament.This translation concentrates on bringing out the esoteric content of the Gospel, and the depth of its imagery...

This book explores the fascinating and enigmatic collection of 114 sayings of Jesus, the 'Gospel of Thomas' that was discovered in the sands of Nag Hammadi, Egypt, in the 1940's. Since its discovery, scholars and the public alike have been intrigued to know what the Gospel says and what light it sheds on the formation of early Christianity. Here, DeConick provides a new English translation of the entire Gospel of Thomas, which includes the original 'kernel' of the Gospel and all the sayings. A unique feature of this book is that translations to the parallels of the Gospel are also included.

In this new commentary on the controversial Gospel of Thomas, Simon Gathercole provides the most extensive analysis yet published of both the work as a whole and of the individual sayings contained in it. This commentary offers a fresh analysis of Thomas not from the perspective of form criticism and source criticism but seeks to elucidate the meaning of the work and its constituent elements in its second-century context. With its lucid discussion of the various controversial aspects of Thomas, and treatment of the various different scholarly views, this is a foundational work of reference for scholars not just of apocryphal Gospels, but also for New Testament scholars, Classicists and Patrologists.

Jesus’ style was to avoid giving straightforward answers even though his disciples kept asking for explanations. His unique sayings are the beatitudes, those about turning the other cheek, and the injunction to love enemies. But “treat people in the way you want to be treated” is closer to Jesus’ perspective. This book lists 114 “secret sayings” by Jesus preserved by his twin brother Judas (Jude) “Thomas” and discovered in 1945 near the Egyptian town of Nag Hammadi. Author Jerome rewrites the words into twenty-first century English.

The Gospel according to St. Thomas the Apostle