Introducing the Gospel of Thomas
This book helps you find the spiritual treasures that are hidden in the Gospel of Thomas. It introduces you to the ancient document itself and will help you share some of the ways in which Jesus worked to enrich the spiritual lives of those around him; all equally valuable to you today.
It helps you appreciate the qualities of the Gospel of Thomas.
It gives you all the matter-of-fact information that you need
in order to understand the nature of that Gospel.
It also introduces to you a number of the themes or teachings of Jesus that are
inherent to the Gospel of Thomas.
It draws your attention to the distinctive nature of the words of a Master-an important aspect of its authenticity-and explains that the Gospel formed the foundation for a spiritual community that spread from Egypt to India.
It tells you about the ancient manuscript itself, about how it was discovered hidden in the sands of Egypt, and about the murderous adventures that were associated with its discovery, before it was recognized for what it is. It discloses the rôle of the apostle Thomas in recording these sayings of Jesus, and the very early date at which he did that.
This book is a part, and an essential factual introductory part, of a unique Collection of books on the Gospel of Thomas.
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ISBN: 978-07552-1166-1
title: Introducing the Gospel of Thomas
author: Hugh McGregor Ross
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The Thomas Collection authored by Hugh McGregor Ross
- Introducing the Gospel of Thomas
This book helps you find the spiritual treasures that are hidden in the
Gospel of Thomas. It introduces you to the ancient document itself and
will help you share some of the ways in which Jesus worked to
enrich the spiritual lives of those around him; all equally valuable
to you today.
- Gospel of Thomas
The fourth edition of this classic translation of the Gospel of Thomas.
It has been done directly from the original Coptic and Greek of the
ancient manuscript discovered in Egypt.
- Jesus untouched by the Church
When the
sayings in the Gospel of Thomas were grouped together with like-for-like
meanings, a coherent set of spiritual Teachings of Jesus was revealed.
These Teachings of inestimable value for their spiritual life are brought
out from their hiding.
- Thirty Essays on the Gospel of Thomas
These
thirty Essays are independent of each other yet are all related to or
derived from a study of the Gospel of Thomas. Thus they look at it from
different points of view. They are the result of considering every possible
aspect of the Gospel and its origin.
- Spirituality in the Gospel of Thomas
This book plumbs the depths of the spirituality of the Gospel of Thomas. It shows that Jesus emphasized that your real nature is happiness itself, and that he provided answers to humanity's great quandaries of suffering and death.
- How to get these Books
Different sources for your purchase of all the above titles
