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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Existe un consenso general entre los estudiosos de que el Evangelio de Tomás, descubierto hace más de medio siglo en el desierto egipcio, se remonta a los inicios de la era cristiana y bien puede haber tomado forma antes de cualquiera de los cuatro evangelios canónicos tradicionales. Durante las primeras décadas después de su descubrimiento, varias voces que representaban prejuicios ortodoxos establecidos argumentaron que el Evangelio de Thomas (abreviado, GTh) era una falsificación gnóstica de finales del segundo o tercer siglo. Los estudiosos que actualmente participan en estudios de Thomas ahora rechazan en gran medida esa opinión, aunque dichos argumentos aún se escucharán de los apologistas ortodoxos y se encontrarán en algunas de las publicaciones anteriores sobre Thomas.

Hoy en día, la mayoría de los estudiantes estaría de acuerdo en que el Evangelio de Thomas ha abierto una nueva perspectiva sobre la primera voz de la tradición cristiana. Los estudios recientes centrados en GTh han llevado a una reevaluación radical de las fuerzas y los eventos que forman la "ortodoxia" durante los siglos segundo y tercero. Pero lo que es más importante, el Evangelio de Tomás está despertando el interés en un legado espiritual olvidado de la cultura cristiana. El incipito (o "palabras iniciales") de Thomas nos invita a cada uno de nosotros "que tenemos oídos para escuchar" a unirnos en una búsqueda única:

Estas son las palabras ocultas que habló el Jesús vivo.
y que escribió Didymos Judas Thomas. Y él dijo:
"Quien encuentre el significado de estas palabras no gustará la muerte".

Aparte de El Evangelio de Tomás, esta aplicación también proporciona contenido buscado en:

★ El Evangelio de Thomas Fragmentos de Oxyrhynchus ★
-A principios del siglo XX, tres fragmentos separados de versiones griegas del Evangelio de Tomás se descubrieron durante las excavaciones arqueológicas de un sitio antiguo en Oxyrhynchus, Egipto. (Los fragmentos del Evangelio de María también se encontraron en Oxyrhynchus). Los tres fragmentos de papiro de Thomas, conocidos como fragmentos de Oxyrhynchus, datan de entre 130 y 250 dC.

Las traducciones de los dichos encontrados en estos fragmentos griegos de Tomás se presentan aquí, seguidas de versiones de los mismos dichos que aparecen en el manuscrito copto encontrado en Nag Hammadi.

★ Himno de la Perla ★
- Este hermoso texto, extraído de los Actos, es una lectura muy recomendable.

★ Los Hechos de Tomás ★
- El texto completo Los Hechos de Tomás, del Nuevo Testamento Apócrifo, traducido 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.