num_pages: 64
description: Discovered in 1945 in Upper Egypt, the Gospel of Thomas  is a collection of 114 sayings or logia attributed to Jesus. It differs from the canonical Gospels in that it proclaims nothing and predicts nothing, but instead presents words of Jesus, as purportedly recorded by his disciple Thomas, in brief, sometimes enigmatic, fragments reminiscent of Zen koans. Inspired by his years of intimate study of the text, Frank Lalou has rendered selections from the Gospel of Thomas  based on the Coptic and Greek alphabets, alternating classical compositions with others influenced by the expressive brushstrokes of Japanese calligraphy.
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: Shambhala