Gospel of Thomas (as another sayings collection)
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The Gospel of Thomas is an early Christian, non-canonical collection of Jesus’ sayings, often used in scholarly comparisons with hypothetical sources like Q to study the development of gospel traditions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gospel of Thomas (as another sayings collection) canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
apocryphal gospel
ⓘ
early Christian text ⓘ non-canonical gospel ⓘ sayings gospel ⓘ |
| attributedTo |
Didymus Judas Thomas
ⓘ
Apostle Thomas ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas the Apostle
|
| canonicalStatus | non-canonical ⓘ |
| canonicalStatusInEasternOrthodoxChurch | non-canonical ⓘ |
| canonicalStatusInProtestantChurches | non-canonical ⓘ |
| canonicalStatusInRomanCatholicChurch | non-canonical ⓘ |
| contains | sayings of Jesus ⓘ |
| containsParallelsTo |
Q source (hypothetical)
ⓘ
double tradition material in Matthew and Luke ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | 1st–2nd century ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 1945 ⓘ |
| earliestPossibleDate | mid-1st century ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Nag Hammadi
ⓘ
surface form:
Nag Hammadi library
|
| genre | sayings collection ⓘ |
| includesGenreElement |
dialogue sayings
ⓘ
standalone aphorisms ⓘ |
| keyTheme |
interpretation of Jesus’ sayings
ⓘ
kingdom of God within ⓘ self-knowledge ⓘ |
| language | Coptic ⓘ |
| latestCommonScholarlyDate | early 2nd century ⓘ |
| manuscriptTradition | Coptic text in Codex II of Nag Hammadi library ⓘ |
| narrativeContent | minimal narrative ⓘ |
| numberOfSayings | 114 ⓘ |
| openingWords | These are the secret sayings that the living Jesus spoke and Didymus Judas Thomas wrote down ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| placeOfDiscovery |
Egypt
ⓘ
Nag Hammadi ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Synoptic Gospels ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| scholarlyDebate |
date of composition
ⓘ
degree of Gnostic influence ⓘ independence from canonical gospels ⓘ relationship to Synoptic tradition ⓘ |
| scripturalStatus | apocryphal ⓘ |
| sharesMaterialWith |
Gospel of Luke
ⓘ
Gospel of Mark ⓘ Gospel of Matthew ⓘ |
| structure | unordered sayings sequence ⓘ |
| textualForm | collection of logia ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation |
emphasis on secret knowledge
ⓘ
often described as having Gnostic elements ⓘ |
| usedInScholarshipFor |
comparison with Q source
ⓘ
study of early Christian diversity ⓘ study of historical Jesus ⓘ study of sayings traditions ⓘ |
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Subject: Gospel of Thomas (as another sayings collection) Description of subject: The Gospel of Thomas is an early Christian, non-canonical collection of Jesus’ sayings, often used in scholarly comparisons with hypothetical sources like Q to study the development of gospel traditions.
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