The story of the storytellers the gospel of thomas from jesus. Gospel of thomas lambdin translation the nag hammadi. Gospel of thomas quotes showing 14 of 4 if you bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth will save you. The name of thomas was also attached to the book of thomas the contender, which was also in nag hammadi codex ii, and the acts of thomas. Because you have drunk, you have become intoxicated from the bubbling spring which i have measured out. Jesus said to them, if you fast, you will bring sin upon yourselves, and if you pray, you will be condemned, and if you give to charity, you will harm your spirits. Thomas said to them, if i tell you one of the sayings he spoke to me, you will pick up rocks and stone me, and fire will come from the rocks and devour you. These are the secret sayings that the living jesus spoke and didymos judas thomas recorded. Primary sources gospel of thomas from jesus to christ. It was discovered near nag hammadi, egypt, in december 1945 among a group of books known as the nag hammadi library.
Scholars speculate that the works were buried in response to a letter from bishop athanasius declaring a strict canon of christian scripture. A few of the book s quotations resemble words we also find in the biblical gospels. The collected sayings of the gospel of thomas are designated by its author as the secret sayings which the. And he said, whoever discovers the interpretation of these.
The gospel of thomass 114 sayings of jesus biblical. Scholars have proposed dates of composition as early as ad 60 and as late as ad 140. Also known as the coptic gospel of thomas, it is a collection of 114 supposedly secret sayings of jesus. The gospel of thomas collection translations and resources. The very interesting thing is that the book contains direct citations of jesus christ in 114 verses. The gospel according to thomas is an ancient collection of sayings attributed to jesus and thought to be recorded by his brother judas, the twin thomas means twin in aramaic. For example, the 54th saying in thomas is very close to luke 6. The gospel according to thomas also known as codex ii was found in egypt in 1945. If you do not bring forth what is within you, what you do not bring forth will destroy you. Thomas said to him, master, my mouth is wholly incapable of saying whom you are like.