THE GOSPEL OF THOMAS

Deskripsi THE GOSPEL OF THOMAS

There is a general consensus among scholars that the Gospel of Thomas – discovered over a half century ago in the Egyptian desert – dates to the very beginnings of the Christian era and may well have taken first form before any of the four traditional canonical Gospels. During the first few decades after its discovery several voices representing established orthodox biases argued that the Gospel of Thomas (abbreviated, GTh) was a late-second or third century Gnostic forgery. Scholars currently involved in Thomas studies now largely reject that view, though such arguments will still be heard from orthodox apologists and are encountered in some of the earlier publications about Thomas.

Today most students would agree that the Thomas Gospel has opened a new perspective on the first voice of the Christian tradition. Recent studies centered on GTh have led to a stark reappraisal of the forces and events forming "orthodoxy" during the second and third centuries. But more importantly, the Gospel of Thomas is awakening interest in a forgotten spiritual legacy of Christian culture. The incipit (or "beginning words") of Thomas invite each of us "who has ears to hear" to join in a unique quest:

These are the hidden words that the living Jesus spoke,
and that Didymos Judas Thomas wrote down. And He said:
"Whoever finds the meaning of these words will not taste death."

Aside from The Gospel of Thomas, this app also provides sought after content on:

★ The Gospel of Thomas Fragments from Oxyrhynchus ★
-At the very beginning of the twentieth century three separate fragments from Greek versions of the Gospel of Thomas were discovered during archeological excavations of an ancient site in Oxyrhynchus, Egypt. (Fragments of the Gospel of Mary were also found at Oxyrhynchus.) The three papyrus fragments of Thomas – known as the Oxyrhynchus fragments – date to between 130 - 250 CE.

Translations of the sayings found in these Greek fragments of Thomas are presented here, followed by versions of the same sayings as they appear in the Coptic manuscript found at Nag Hammadi.

★ Hymn of the Pearl ★
- This beautiful text, excerpted from the Acts, is highly recommended reading.

★ The Acts of Thomas ★
- The complete text the Acts of Thomas, from The Apocryphal New Testament, translated by M. R. James.

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Ada konsensus umum di antara para sarjana bahwa Injil Thomas - ditemukan lebih dari setengah abad yang lalu di padang pasir Mesir - berasal dari awal era Kristen dan mungkin telah mengambil bentuk pertama sebelum salah satu dari keempat Injil kanonik tradisional. Selama beberapa dekade pertama setelah penemuannya beberapa suara yang mewakili bias ortodoks mapan berpendapat bahwa Injil Thomas (disingkat, GTh) adalah pemalsuan Gnostik abad kedua atau ketiga akhir. Para sarjana yang saat ini terlibat dalam studi Thomas sekarang sebagian besar menolak pandangan itu, meskipun argumen seperti itu masih akan terdengar dari para pembela ortodoks dan ditemui dalam beberapa publikasi sebelumnya tentang Thomas.

Hari ini sebagian besar siswa akan setuju bahwa Injil Thomas telah membuka perspektif baru tentang suara pertama tradisi Kristen. Studi baru-baru ini yang berpusat pada GTh telah menyebabkan penilaian kembali yang tegas terhadap kekuatan dan peristiwa yang membentuk "ortodoksi" selama abad kedua dan ketiga. Tetapi yang lebih penting, Injil Thomas membangkitkan minat akan warisan spiritual budaya Kristen yang terlupakan. Incipit (atau "kata-kata awal") dari Thomas mengundang kita masing-masing "yang memiliki telinga untuk mendengar" untuk bergabung dalam pencarian yang unik:

Ini adalah kata-kata tersembunyi yang diucapkan Yesus yang hidup,
dan bahwa Didymos Yudas Thomas menulis. Dan dia berkata:
"Siapa pun yang menemukan arti kata-kata ini tidak akan merasakan kematian."

Selain dari Injil Thomas, aplikasi ini juga menyediakan konten yang dicari di:

★ Injil Thomas Fragmen dari Oxyrhynchus ★
-Pada awal abad kedua puluh tiga fragmen terpisah dari versi Yunani dari Injil Thomas ditemukan selama penggalian arkeologi dari situs kuno di Oxyrhynchus, Mesir. (Fragmen-fragmen Injil Maria juga ditemukan di Oxyrhynchus.) Tiga fragmen papirus Thomas - yang dikenal sebagai fragmen Oxyrhynchus - bertanggal antara 130 - 250 M.

Terjemahan dari perkataan yang ditemukan dalam fragmen Yunani dari Thomas ini disajikan di sini, diikuti oleh versi dari perkataan yang sama seperti yang muncul dalam naskah Koptik yang ditemukan di Nag Hammadi.

★ Nyanyian Mutiara ★
- Teks yang indah ini, yang dikutip dari Kisah Para Rasul, sangat dianjurkan dibaca.

★ Kisah Thomas ★
- Teks lengkap Kisah Para Rasul Thomas, dari The Apocryphal New Testament, diterjemahkan oleh M. R. James.

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There is a general consensus among scholars that the Gospel of Thomas – discovered over a half century ago in the Egyptian desert – dates to the very beginnings of the Christian era and may well have taken first form before any of the four traditional canonical Gospels. During the first few decades after its discovery several voices representing established orthodox biases argued that the Gospel of Thomas (abbreviated, GTh) was a late-second or third century Gnostic forgery. Scholars currently involved in Thomas studies now largely reject that view, though such arguments will still be heard from orthodox apologists and are encountered in some of the earlier publications about Thomas.

Today most students would agree that the Thomas Gospel has opened a new perspective on the first voice of the Christian tradition. Recent studies centered on GTh have led to a stark reappraisal of the forces and events forming "orthodoxy" during the second and third centuries. But more importantly, the Gospel of Thomas is awakening interest in a forgotten spiritual legacy of Christian culture. The incipit (or "beginning words") of Thomas invite each of us "who has ears to hear" to join in a unique quest:

These are the hidden words that the living Jesus spoke,
and that Didymos Judas Thomas wrote down. And He said:
"Whoever finds the meaning of these words will not taste death."

Aside from The Gospel of Thomas, this app also provides sought after content on:

★ The Gospel of Thomas Fragments from Oxyrhynchus ★
-At the very beginning of the twentieth century three separate fragments from Greek versions of the Gospel of Thomas were discovered during archeological excavations of an ancient site in Oxyrhynchus, Egypt. (Fragments of the Gospel of Mary were also found at Oxyrhynchus.) The three papyrus fragments of Thomas – known as the Oxyrhynchus fragments – date to between 130 - 250 CE.

Translations of the sayings found in these Greek fragments of Thomas are presented here, followed by versions of the same sayings as they appear in the Coptic manuscript found at Nag Hammadi.

★ Hymn of the Pearl ★
- This beautiful text, excerpted from the Acts, is highly recommended reading.

★ The Acts of Thomas ★
- The complete text the Acts of Thomas, from The Apocryphal New Testament, translated by M. R. James.

We hope you'll enjoy and be enlightened with the contents within this app. Please leave us a rating and feedback for us to improve in future updates and releases.