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The Gospel of Thomas: The Hidden Sayings of Jesus
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The gospel according to Thomas is an ancient collection of sayings attributed to Jesus thought to be recorded by his brother Judas, the Twin (Thomas is "twin" in Aramaic). Some scholars suggest that this gospel was collected from New Testament sayings; some say that those written by Matthew, Mark, Luke and John used The Gospel of Thomas as a source in compiling their histories; while others believe it springs from a completely independent author because many of the quotations are not in the New Testament at all. It slept for two millennia in a stone jar until accidentally exhumed by a group of fertiliser gatherers in the northern Egyptian desert in 1945. (The gospel is just one document in the fourth-century papyrus library discovered near the city of Nag Hammadi from which the entire collection gets its name). Marvin Meyer's distinguished translation includes Coptic text on each left page with the English version on the right, and is considered by some as perhaps the closest we will ever get to reading what was actually said by the historical Jesus. In it, you will discover a different kind of Christ--a wandering spiritual teacher from Galilee who performs no miracles, reveals little prophecy, announces no apocalypse and dies for no one's sins. --P. Randall Cohan
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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). Some scholars suggest that this gospel was collected from New Testament sayings, while others believe it springs from a completely independent author because many of the quotations are not in the New Testament at all. It slept for two millennia in a stone jar until it was accidentally exhumed by a group of fertilizer gatherers in the northern Egyptian desert in 1945. (The gospel is just one document in the fourth-century papyrus library discovered near the city of Nag Hammadi, from which the entire collection gets its name.) Marvin Meyer's distinguished translation includes Coptic text on each left page and the English translation on the right. It is considered by many to be perhaps the closest we'll ever get to reading what was actually said by the historical Jesus. In The Gospel of Thomas, you'll discover a different kind of Christ--a wandering spiritual teacher from Galilee who performs no miracles, reveals little prophecy, announces no apocalypse, and dies for no one's sins. --P. Randall Cohan
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These are the hidden saying that the living Jesus spoke and Judas Thomas the Twin recorded. Lesen Sie die erste Seite
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The first verse of the Gospel of Thomas tells the reader that whoever understands the gospel's sayings will not "...taste death." It is a clear message that understanding these sayings of Jesus is key to one's spiritual growth. Thus, the onus is on the interpreter to create both an effective translation and a context to evaluate the sayings in order to facilitate this growth. Meyer does a marvelous job of meeting these demands.
The book's introduction gives the reader excellent background information on the discovery and authorship of the text. The translation of the text itself is bolstered by the very helpful notes listed after the gospel. The notes made it very easy to cross-reference the gospel's text with similar passages in the New Testament's four gospels. Finally, Harold Bloom provides an interesting commentary that's useful for reflection on the gospel's themes.
There is no guarantee that reading the Gospel of Thomas as translated by Meyer will provide the spiritual enlightenment that many people seek. However, Meyer does his best to allow the reader to discover this enlightenment by not clutter the text with his own views and biases. The result is that Meyer's interpretation is a perfect way to learn about and evaluate this important "lost" book of Christianity.
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This is a lucid, fluent, plain-English translation. Few readers will use the Coptic source text, but there it is for those who can appreciate such things. Book design & presentation aid reader access. A valuable book for historians, religious scholars & wise general readers.
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I have used this book as a study with my congregation and the members of the class found it both engaging and helpful. While not a 'traditional' gospel in the manner of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, it is a unique, though not entirely foreign, look at the sayings of Jesus.
There are several translations of the Gospel of Thomas available and I have found this particular one to be very straightforward, no nonsense, with little of the editorializing that sometimes slips into other translations. It has a brief but informative introduction and would serve the 'average' reader well.
As to the comment in a previous review that this book was written by the 'doubting Thomas'of the Gospel of John, I would hope that most people realize such an assertion is hog wash.Read the introduction to the book and get a more informative perspective on authorship.
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Work of a genius
The author, Marvin, is a brilliant man. Nobody has put together a book with such FLAVOR as he has in the Gospel of Thomas. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 3. Juni 2000 von soydesalsa@hotmail.com
No Context....less meaning
I found the book to be an excellent translation, but in general a disappointment. Purhaps I was expecting a true up lifting experience that seems to be promised in the sayings of... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 9. Januar 2000 veröffentlicht
Worth buying, worth reading, and worth recommending.
The Gospel of Thomas was found in 1945 along with the Nag Hammadi Library near the town of Nag Hammadi in Egypt. It's text dates back some 1600 years. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 1. Dezember 1998 veröffentlicht
For those looking to find truth, this book may be for you.
From the dead sea scrolls discovered in 1945, this book shares more insight into the teachings of Jesus Christ. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 7. August 1998 von maestro-sartori@webtv.net
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