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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 229.8
EAN: 9781594770463
ISBN: 1594770468
Label: Inner Traditions
Manufacturer: Inner Traditions
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 240
Publication Date: February 16, 2005
Publisher: Inner Traditions
Release Date: February 16, 2005
Sales Rank: 91971
Studio: Inner Traditions
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A new translation and analysis of the gospel that records the actual words of Jesus
• Explores the gnostic significance of Jesus's teachings recorded in this gospel
• Explains the true nature of the new man whose coming Jesus envisioned
• Translated and interpreted by the author of the bestselling The Gospel of Mary Magdalene and The Gospel of Philip
One of the cache of codices and manuscripts discovered in Nag Hammadi, the Gospel of Thomas, unlike the canonical gospels, does not contain a narrative recording Christ's life and prophecies. Instead it is a collection of his teachings--what he actually said. These 114 logia, or sayings, were collected by Judas Didymus Thomas, whom some claim to be Jesus's closest disciple. No sooner was this gospel uncovered from the sands of Upper Egypt than scholars and theologians began to bury it anew in a host of conflicting interpretations and polemics. While some say it is a hodgepodge from the canonical gospels, for others it is the source text from which all the gospel writers drew their material and inspiration.
In this new translation of the Gospel of Thomas, Jean-Yves Leloup shows that the Jesus recorded by the 'infinitely skeptical and infinitely believing' Thomas has much in common with gnostics of non-dualistic schools. Like them, Jesus preaches the coming of a new man, the genesis of the man of knowledge. In this gospel, Jesus describes a journey from limited to unlimited consciousness. The Jesus of Thomas invites us to drink deeply from the well of knowledge that lies within, not so that we may become good Christians but so we may attain the self-knowledge that will make each of us, too, a Christ.
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i love this book. it gives a new view of the teachings of Jesus found in the gospel of Thomas. the book brought the teachings to life. made them alive and real. it lead you in a new direction in understanding them. i believe these 114 verses are a better reference of Jesus true message. maybe even the earliest teaching by The Gospel of Thomas: The Gnostic Wisdom of JesusJesus.
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I find it very interesting that most people don't know the history of the Bible and how it came to be. Most Christians simply accept the four gospels with no questioning of any sort. I would imagine that other religious doctrines share much of a not exactly linear history like the Bible does. Aren't all religions essentially historical mythology?
Most believers will accept the Bible at face value and never even think outside the pages of the book. Little do Christians know that ... Read More
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I prefer the Patterson and Robinson translation to this one. It has more scholarily research behind it, and it just feels less forced and more appropriate. That may not sound like a good reason to trust that translation more, but with items like the Gospel of Thomas one must rely on their gut to decided which translation rings more true as there are so many interpretations that vary so dramatically.
Unfortunately there is too much awkward text and strange meanings in this text for me to fully ... Read More
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As J. Needleman explains in his excellent introduction, gnosis is consciousness. It emphasizes the role of knowledge in religious life, not of faith. Gnosis is transformational knowledge: knowledge combined with virtue and moral power.
The Gospel of Thomas contains 114 logia (sayings of Yeshua) as food for meditation. It is a mixture of general human insights, exhortations and warnings, clad in contradictory, irrational, dualist, essentialist and falsely enigmatic sentences. It ends on a ... Read More
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If you're interested in Thomas, but baffled but what translation/edition/commentary to get, look no further. This is the one. Most English translations of Thomas are a bit too scholarly, detached and clinical. In addition, almost all are translated by non-mystics. The fact is that it takes a mystic to understand a mystic. Liberals and conservatives alike are baffled by the teachings of the greatest mystic, Jesus of Nazareth, and concretize his teachings in unintended ways. Another problem is that editions ... Read More
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