The Gospel of Thomas is very different from the gospels that have become part of the New Testament. It contains no narrative material, nor is there any story of the birth, the life, or the death ...

The Gospel of Thomas is not without its controversies, particularly regarding Saying 3: "If those who lead you say to you, 'See, the kingdom is in the sky,' then the birds of the sky will precede you.

The Gospel of Thomas also suggests that Jesus is aware of, and criticizing the views of the Kingdom of God as a time or a place that appear in the other gospels.

The Gospel of Thomas is a collection of teachings some scholars attribute to Jesus of Nazareth. Portions of Greek versions of the text were found at Oxyrhynchus, Egypt in the late 1800s.

The Gospel of Thomas was not included in the final list of New Testament books by Athanasius in 367 C.E., but that didn’t matter; thousands of Christians had read these sayings for 250 years and ...

In the Gospel of Thomas Jesus says, Do not tell lies and do not do what you hate, for all things are plain in the sight of heaven. He also tells us to Love your brother like your soul, guard him ...

Now the full translation by five scholars* of all 114 “sayings”—together with the Coptic-language text—has been published as The Gospel According to Thomas (Harper; $2). The Evil Creator.

BEYOND BELIEF: The Secret Gospel of Thomas Elaine Pagels, . . Random, $24.95 (272pp) ISBN 978-0-375-50156-2 ...