num_pages: 234
description: The Gospel of Thomas is the most significant &amp; authentic piece of early Christian writing outside of the New Testament. It contains sayings &amp; parables of Jesus not found in other texts, along with more original &amp; more esoteric versions of well known sayings of Jesus. This is the 1st pocket-sized edition of the Gospel of Thomas in English, illustrated with Rembrandt etchings. An introduction offers a readably colorful overview of what scholarship can tell us of the Gospel of Thomas; its discovery, dating, relationship to the other gospels, its authorship &amp; the figure of Thomas. A new translation from Coptic &amp; Greek brings out the depth of Thomas' imagery &amp; esoteric meaning in a clear and readable English. The final essay, "The Inner Meaning of These Sayings", offers an key to the inner meaning of the Gospel of Thomas, comparing it convincingly to the 4th Way spiritual system developed by Gurdjieff &amp; Ouspensky.
language: English
title: The Gospel of Thomas
titlecomplete: The Gospel of Thomas
characters: Mary (mother of Jesus), Thomas (Apostle), Jesus, Adam (Bible)
genres: History, Mysticism, Christianity, Religion, Philosophy, Gnosticism, Spirituality, Theology, Nonfiction, Christian
ratings_count: 2139
publisher: Ulysses Books