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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C'è un consenso generale tra gli studiosi sul fatto che il Vangelo di Tommaso - scoperto oltre mezzo secolo fa nel deserto egiziano - risale agli inizi dell'era cristiana e potrebbe aver preso una prima forma prima di uno qualsiasi dei quattro Vangeli canonici tradizionali. Durante le prime decadi dopo la sua scoperta, diverse voci che rappresentavano pregiudizi ortodossi affermarono che il Vangelo di Tommaso (abbreviato, GTh) era un falso gnostico del tardo secondo o terzo secolo. Gli studiosi attualmente coinvolti negli studi di Thomas ora rifiutano ampiamente questa visione, anche se tali argomenti saranno ancora ascoltati dagli apologeti ortodossi e sono stati riscontrati in alcune delle pubblicazioni precedenti su Thomas.

Oggi la maggior parte degli studenti concorda sul fatto che il Vangelo di Thomas ha aperto una nuova prospettiva sulla prima voce della tradizione cristiana. Studi recenti incentrati su GTh hanno portato ad una rigida rivalutazione delle forze e degli eventi che formano "l'ortodossia" durante il secondo e il terzo secolo. Ma ancora più importante, il Vangelo di Tommaso sta suscitando interesse in un lascito spirituale dimenticato della cultura cristiana. L'incipit (o "parole iniziali") di Thomas invita ciascuno di noi "che ha orecchie per sentire" ad unirsi in una ricerca unica:

Queste sono le parole nascoste che il Gesù vivente ha parlato,
e quel Didimo Giuda Thomas scrisse. E lui ha detto:
"Chiunque trovi il significato di queste parole non assapora la morte."

Oltre a The Gospel of Thomas, questa app fornisce anche contenuti ricercati su:

★ Il Vangelo di Thomas Frammenti da Oxyrhynchus ★
-All'inizio del XX secolo sono stati scoperti tre frammenti separati di versioni greche del Vangelo di Tommaso durante gli scavi archeologici di un antico sito a Oxyrhynchus, in Egitto. (Frammenti del Vangelo di Maria sono stati trovati anche a Oxyrhynchus.) I tre frammenti di papiro di Thomas - conosciuti come frammenti di Oxyrhynchus - risalgono tra il 130 e il 250 EV.

Qui vengono presentate le traduzioni dei detti trovati in questi frammenti greci di Tommaso, seguite dalle versioni degli stessi detti che appaiono nel manoscritto copto trovato a Nag Hammadi.

★ Inno della Perla ★
- Questo bellissimo testo, tratto dagli Atti, è una lettura altamente raccomandata.

★ The Acts of Thomas ★
- Il testo completo degli Atti di Tommaso, dal Nuovo Testamento apocrifo, tradotto da 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.