Gospel of Thomas

[Dalamari]

Anyone know much about this? I guess it's a conversation between Jesus and a diciple where he lays out the plans for the future of Christianity, I was looking around for some more info about it.

 

[Kamikazie]

never heard of it in my life (been going to church for 16 years now, although hasnt rubbed on me yet )

 

[spookymooky]

I've heard of it. It's one of the gnostic gospels. I'm not sure if it's this or another, but in one of them, you Jesus zaps one of his friends, then resurrects him.

 

[CptStern]

Anyone know much about this? I guess it's a conversation between Jesus and a diciple where he lays out the plans for the future of Christianity, I was looking around for some more info about it.

http://www.gnosis.org/naghamm/gosthom.html

http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/thomas.html

http://www.gospelthomas.com/

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/religion/maps/primary/gthomas.html



http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=Gospel+of+Thomas+&meta=

 

[spookymooky]

When you make the two into one, and when you make the inner like the outer and the outer like the inner, and the upper like the lower, and when you make male and female into a single one, so that the male will not be male nor the female be female, when you make eyes in place of an eye, a hand in place of a hand, a foot in place of a foot, an image in place of an image, then you will enter [the kingdom].

Er, better get started on that one, Christians.

EDIT: odd.

114. Simon Peter said to them, "Make Mary leave us, for females don't deserve life."

Jesus said, "Look, I will guide her to make her male, so that she too may become a living spirit resembling you males. For every female who makes herself male will enter the kingdom of Heaven."

I can see why this was excluded, though I prefer its format to the others. Better for referencing.

 

[DeusExMachina]

The Gnostic books are pretty good reads.

 

[Dekstar]

Rofl mooky that last quote of yours is hillarious!

 

[short recoil]

sounds gai imo

 

[Lou]

Anyone know much about this? I guess it's a conversation between Jesus and a diciple where he lays out the plans for the future of Christianity, I was looking around for some more info about it.

Translation: Let's bash christianity.

 

[DeusExMachina]

Translation: Let's bash christianity.

The Gnostic books aren't even considered canon, he couldn't effectively bash christianity with books churches don't even use :dozey:.

 

[Apos]

I believe this gospel also includes a bit about stripping off ones clothing and dancing around on it.

It should also be noted that there is a lot of contrversy as to when this gospel was written. Some believe it was written prior to any of the "canon" gospels, some believe that it was written afterwards.

I personally have a hard time believing that "whatever the Roman Empire decides after having killed off any groups that disagree" is really a great standard for deciding which books should be canon and which should be destroyed and erased from history (unsuccessfuly, as things like the gospel of thomas demonstrate)