The Gospel of Thomas is a collection of sayings attributed to Jesus, discovered in 1945 near Nag Hammadi, Egypt. It is believed to have been written in the early 2nd century, and is one of the most important non-canonical texts of early Christianity. The sayings
The Gospel of Thomas is a non-canonical sayings gospel. The Gospel differs in tone and structure from other New Testament apocrypha and the canonical Gospels. It is not a narrative account of Jesus' life but consists of logia (sayings) attributed to Jesus, sometimes stand-alone, sometimes embedded in short dialogues or parables; 13 of its 16 parables are also found in the Synoptic Gospels. The text contains a possible allusion to the death of Jesus in logion 65, but does not mention his crucifixion, his resurrection, or the Last Judgment; nor does it mention a messianic understanding of Jesus.