What is Gospel of Thomas?
The '''Gospel of Thomas''' (or the '''Gospel according to Thomas''', [[Coptic language|Coptic]]: p.euaggelion p.kata.cwmas) is a text written during the era of the [[New Testament]]. It is considered to be an [[apocrypha|apocryphon]]. It was found in [[Nag Hammadi]], [[Egypt]] in 1945. The text is in the form of a [[codex]], bound in what today is known as [[Coptic binding]]. It is almost complete. Unlike the other texts, it is not a narrative, but a collection of sayings and short dialogues attributed to [[Jesus]]. There are 114 sayings in the text. Most are compatible with the other gospels. They can also be found in one of the other gospels. Some were unknown to scholars before the codex was found. None of the big Christian groups accepts the Gospel of Thomas as [[Biblical canon|canon]]. == Other websites == {{Commonscat|Gospel of Thomas}} * [http://www.metalog.org/files/th_interlin.html Hypertext interlinear of Thomas; by Paterson Brown] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509154145/http://www.metalog.org/files/th_interlin.html |date=2008-05-09 }} * [http://www.murple.net/thomas Gospel of Thomas with detailed comparisons with canonical sayings] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011030152/http://www.murple.net/thomas/ |date=2007-10-11 }} * [http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/thomas/ Gospel of Thomas Commentary] [[Category:Gnosticism]] [[Category:New Testament books|Thomas, Gospel of]]