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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Há um consenso geral entre os estudiosos de que o Evangelho de Tomé - descoberto há mais de meio século no deserto egípcio - data dos primórdios da era cristã e pode ter tomado a primeira forma antes de qualquer um dos quatro evangelhos canônicos tradicionais. Durante as primeiras décadas após sua descoberta, várias vozes representando vieses ortodoxos estabelecidos argumentavam que o Evangelho de Tomé (abreviado, GTh) era uma falsificação gnóstica do século I ou II. Estudiosos atualmente envolvidos nos estudos de Thomas agora rejeitam amplamente essa visão, embora tais argumentos ainda sejam ouvidos pelos apologistas ortodoxos e sejam encontrados em algumas das publicações anteriores sobre Thomas.

Hoje, a maioria dos estudantes concorda que o Thomas Gospel abriu uma nova perspectiva sobre a primeira voz da tradição cristã. Estudos recentes centrados em GTh levaram a uma reavaliação das forças e eventos formando "ortodoxia" durante o segundo e terceiro séculos. Mais importante ainda, o Evangelho de Tomé desperta o interesse por um legado espiritual esquecido da cultura cristã. O incipit (ou "palavras iniciais") de Thomas convida cada um de nós "que tem ouvidos para ouvir" a se unir em uma busca única:

Estas são as palavras escondidas que o Jesus vivo falou,
e que Didymos Judas Thomas escreveu. E ele disse:
"Quem encontra o significado dessas palavras não provará a morte."

Além do Evangelho de Thomas, este aplicativo também oferece conteúdo procurado em:

★ O Evangelho de Thomas Fragmentos de Oxyrhynchus ★
No início do século XX, três fragmentos separados das versões gregas do Evangelho de Tomé foram descobertos durante escavações arqueológicas de um sítio antigo em Oxyrhynchus, no Egito. (Fragmentos do Evangelho de Maria também foram encontrados em Oxyrhynchus.) Os três fragmentos de papiro de Thomas - conhecidos como os fragmentos de Oxyrhynchus - datam entre 130 e 250 dC.

Traduções dos ditos encontrados nesses fragmentos gregos de Thomas são apresentadas aqui, seguidas por versões dos mesmos ditos que aparecem no manuscrito copta encontrado em Nag Hammadi.

★ Hino da Pérola ★
- Este belo texto, extraído dos Atos, é altamente recomendado para leitura.

★ os atos de Thomas ★
- O texto completo dos Atos de Tomé, do Novo Testamento Apócrifo, traduzido por 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.