THE GOSPEL OF THOMAS

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There is a general consensus among scholars that the Gospel of Thomas – discovered over a half century ago in the Egyptian desert – dates to the very beginnings of the Christian era and may well have taken first form before any of the four traditional canonical Gospels. During the first few decades after its discovery several voices representing established orthodox biases argued that the Gospel of Thomas (abbreviated, GTh) was a late-second or third century Gnostic forgery. Scholars currently involved in Thomas studies now largely reject that view, though such arguments will still be heard from orthodox apologists and are encountered in some of the earlier publications about Thomas.

Today most students would agree that the Thomas Gospel has opened a new perspective on the first voice of the Christian tradition. Recent studies centered on GTh have led to a stark reappraisal of the forces and events forming "orthodoxy" during the second and third centuries. But more importantly, the Gospel of Thomas is awakening interest in a forgotten spiritual legacy of Christian culture. The incipit (or "beginning words") of Thomas invite each of us "who has ears to hear" to join in a unique quest:

These are the hidden words that the living Jesus spoke,
and that Didymos Judas Thomas wrote down. And He said:
"Whoever finds the meaning of these words will not taste death."

Aside from The Gospel of Thomas, this app also provides sought after content on:

★ The Gospel of Thomas Fragments from Oxyrhynchus ★
-At the very beginning of the twentieth century three separate fragments from Greek versions of the Gospel of Thomas were discovered during archeological excavations of an ancient site in Oxyrhynchus, Egypt. (Fragments of the Gospel of Mary were also found at Oxyrhynchus.) The three papyrus fragments of Thomas – known as the Oxyrhynchus fragments – date to between 130 - 250 CE.

Translations of the sayings found in these Greek fragments of Thomas are presented here, followed by versions of the same sayings as they appear in the Coptic manuscript found at Nag Hammadi.

★ Hymn of the Pearl ★
- This beautiful text, excerpted from the Acts, is highly recommended reading.

★ The Acts of Thomas ★
- The complete text the Acts of Thomas, from The Apocryphal New Testament, translated by M. R. James.

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Les spécialistes s'accordent généralement pour dire que l'Évangile de Thomas - découvert il y a plus d'un demi-siècle dans le désert égyptien - remonte au tout début de l'ère chrétienne et pourrait bien avoir pris forme avant l'un des quatre évangiles canoniques traditionnels. Au cours des premières décennies qui ont suivi sa découverte, plusieurs voix représentant des partis pris orthodoxes établis ont fait valoir que l’Évangile de Thomas (en abrégé GTh) était une falsification gnostique de la fin du IIe ou du IIIe siècle. Les spécialistes actuellement impliqués dans les études de Thomas rejettent maintenant en grande partie ce point de vue, bien que de tels arguments soient encore entendus par les apologistes orthodoxes et soient rencontrés dans certaines des publications antérieures sur Thomas.

Aujourd'hui, la plupart des étudiants s'accorderont pour dire que Thomas Gospel a ouvert une nouvelle perspective sur la première voix de la tradition chrétienne. Des études récentes centrées sur le GTh ont conduit à une réévaluation brutale des forces et des événements formant "l'orthodoxie" au cours des deuxième et troisième siècles. Mais plus important encore, l’Évangile de Thomas suscite l’intérêt pour un héritage spirituel oublié de la culture chrétienne. Les incipit (ou "mots débutants") de Thomas invitent chacun de nous "qui a des oreilles à entendre" à se joindre à une quête unique:

Ce sont les mots cachés que Jésus vivant a dit,
et que Didymos Judas Thomas a écrit. Et il a dit:
"Celui qui trouve le sens de ces mots ne goûtera pas la mort."

Outre l'Évangile de Thomas, cette application fournit également un contenu recherché sur:

★ L'évangile de Thomas Fragments d'Oxyrhynchus ★
Au tout début du XXe siècle, trois fragments distincts de versions grecques de l’Évangile de Thomas ont été découverts au cours de fouilles archéologiques d’un site antique situé à Oxyrhynchus, en Égypte. (Des fragments de l’Évangile de Marie ont également été trouvés à Oxyrhynchus.) Les trois fragments de papyrus de Thomas - appelés fragments d’Oxyrhynchus - datent de 130 à 250 av.

Les traductions des paroles trouvées dans ces fragments grecs de Thomas sont présentées ici, suivies des versions des mêmes paroles telles qu'elles apparaissent dans le manuscrit copte trouvé à Nag Hammadi.

★ Hymne de la perle ★
- Ce beau texte, extrait des Actes, est vivement recommandé à la lecture.

★ Les actes de Thomas ★
- Le texte complet des Actes de Thomas, du Nouveau Testament apocryphe, traduit par M. R. James.

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There is a general consensus among scholars that the Gospel of Thomas – discovered over a half century ago in the Egyptian desert – dates to the very beginnings of the Christian era and may well have taken first form before any of the four traditional canonical Gospels. During the first few decades after its discovery several voices representing established orthodox biases argued that the Gospel of Thomas (abbreviated, GTh) was a late-second or third century Gnostic forgery. Scholars currently involved in Thomas studies now largely reject that view, though such arguments will still be heard from orthodox apologists and are encountered in some of the earlier publications about Thomas.

Today most students would agree that the Thomas Gospel has opened a new perspective on the first voice of the Christian tradition. Recent studies centered on GTh have led to a stark reappraisal of the forces and events forming "orthodoxy" during the second and third centuries. But more importantly, the Gospel of Thomas is awakening interest in a forgotten spiritual legacy of Christian culture. The incipit (or "beginning words") of Thomas invite each of us "who has ears to hear" to join in a unique quest:

These are the hidden words that the living Jesus spoke,
and that Didymos Judas Thomas wrote down. And He said:
"Whoever finds the meaning of these words will not taste death."

Aside from The Gospel of Thomas, this app also provides sought after content on:

★ The Gospel of Thomas Fragments from Oxyrhynchus ★
-At the very beginning of the twentieth century three separate fragments from Greek versions of the Gospel of Thomas were discovered during archeological excavations of an ancient site in Oxyrhynchus, Egypt. (Fragments of the Gospel of Mary were also found at Oxyrhynchus.) The three papyrus fragments of Thomas – known as the Oxyrhynchus fragments – date to between 130 - 250 CE.

Translations of the sayings found in these Greek fragments of Thomas are presented here, followed by versions of the same sayings as they appear in the Coptic manuscript found at Nag Hammadi.

★ Hymn of the Pearl ★
- This beautiful text, excerpted from the Acts, is highly recommended reading.

★ The Acts of Thomas ★
- The complete text the Acts of Thomas, from The Apocryphal New Testament, translated by M. R. James.

We hope you'll enjoy and be enlightened with the contents within this app. Please leave us a rating and feedback for us to improve in future updates and releases.