![]() However, critics have questioned whether the description of Thomas as an entirely gnostic gospel is based solely upon the fact that it was found along with gnostic texts at Nag Hammadi. īecause of its discovery with the Nag Hammadi library, and the cryptic emphasis on "gnosis" in some of the sayings, it was widely thought that the document originated within a school of early Christians, proto-Gnostics. Modern scholars do not consider the Apostle Thomas the author of this document and the author remains unknown. ![]() The introduction states: "These are the hidden words that the living Jesus spoke and Didymos Judas Thomas wrote them down." Didymus ( Koine Greek) and Thomas ( Aramaic) both mean "twin". Other scholars have suggested an Alexandrian origin. Its place of origin may have been Syria, where Thomasine traditions were strong. Almost two-thirds of these sayings resemble those found in the canonical gospels and its editio princeps counts more than 80% of parallels, while it is speculated that the other sayings were added from Gnostic tradition. ![]() ![]() The Coptic language text, the second of seven contained in what modern-day scholars have designated as Nag Hammadi Codex II, is composed of 114 sayings attributed to Jesus. ![]()
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