Gospel of Thomas

The Gospel of Thomas (or the Gospel according to Thomas, Coptic: ⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲡⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲱⲙⲁⲥ) is a text written during the era of the New Testament. It is considered to be an apocryphon by most Christians. It was found in Nag Hammadi, Egypt in 1945. Some Muslims identify the Gospel of Thomas as being the Injeel of Jesus referenced in the Qur'an.

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 accept the Gospel of Thomas as canon.

Other websites

• Hypertext interlinear of Thomas; by Paterson Brown Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine
• Gospel of Thomas with detailed comparisons with canonical sayings Archived 2007-10-11 at the Wayback Machine
• Gospel of Thomas Commentary