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The Apostolic Age · c. 100–150; date disputed
The Gospel of Thomas
Anonymous
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What it is
A hundred and fourteen sayings of Jesus with no narrative, no passion, and no resurrection, some close to the canonical gospels and others enigmatic in a way that invites an inner, secret reading.
Why it lasted
Found complete at Nag Hammadi in 1945, it reopened the whole question of how the sayings of Jesus were transmitted before the gospels were written.
Where to read it
Public domain and free to read in full, though not held here. The archives below have it.
These open a search on each archive rather than a direct link, which is the honest way to point at an edition nobody here has checked line by line.
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