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Paulism or Paulanity is not the only Gospel teaching of Jesus.
Gospel of Thomas is very much different than the other Gospels. It is composed of 114 unvarnished sayings of Jesus. There are no narratives, no stories, no second party commentary, no Romans, no Pharisees. Rather than being presented through the the eyes of others, the reader encounters a more direct unfiltered experience of Jesus.
The idea is for each reader to deeply ponder each saying so that each reader discovers their own insights and revelations. The goal is to internalize the words so as to be transformed by them.
The Gospel of Thomas found in 1945 has been dated to have been a copy written between 130 and 250 AD. It could have been written earlier and but this is the earliest known copy.
This short video titled, "Jesus did not preach salvation theology -- Gnosis vs Salvation" is a nice quick introduction:
"The Gospel of Thomas (also known as the Coptic Gospel of Thomas) is a non-canonical sayings gospel. It was discovered near Nag Hammadi, Egypt, in December 1945 among a group of books known as the Nag Hammadi library. Scholars speculate that the works were buried in response to a letter from Bishop Athanasius declaring a strict canon of Christian scripture.[1][2]
The Coptic-language text, the second of seven contained in what modern-day scholars have designated as Codex II, is composed of 114 sayings attributed to Jesus.[3] Almost half of these sayings resemble those found in the canonical gospels, while it is speculated that the other sayings were added from Gnostic tradition.[4] Its place of origin may have been Syria, where Thomasine traditions were strong.[5]"
Gospel of Thomas - Wikipedia
Here's a more detail video with commentary on different sayings:
And the greatness of the internet allows you to read it all for free in PDF format:
Gospel of Thomas (PDF)
What is a belief in God if it is not a belief under all the hatred is love. And underneath the individual is a oneness with everyone else and all of existence. And so one must strongly conclude that what we do to one another we do to ourselves. Here is Jesus saying #70:
#70 "If you bring forth what is within you, what you have will save you. If you do not have that within you, what you do not have within you will destroy you."
In other words, we will be destroyed by our own hatreds from within if we do not cultivate a sense of love from within.
Gospel of Thomas is very much different than the other Gospels. It is composed of 114 unvarnished sayings of Jesus. There are no narratives, no stories, no second party commentary, no Romans, no Pharisees. Rather than being presented through the the eyes of others, the reader encounters a more direct unfiltered experience of Jesus.
The idea is for each reader to deeply ponder each saying so that each reader discovers their own insights and revelations. The goal is to internalize the words so as to be transformed by them.
The Gospel of Thomas found in 1945 has been dated to have been a copy written between 130 and 250 AD. It could have been written earlier and but this is the earliest known copy.
This short video titled, "Jesus did not preach salvation theology -- Gnosis vs Salvation" is a nice quick introduction:
"The Gospel of Thomas (also known as the Coptic Gospel of Thomas) is a non-canonical sayings gospel. It was discovered near Nag Hammadi, Egypt, in December 1945 among a group of books known as the Nag Hammadi library. Scholars speculate that the works were buried in response to a letter from Bishop Athanasius declaring a strict canon of Christian scripture.[1][2]
The Coptic-language text, the second of seven contained in what modern-day scholars have designated as Codex II, is composed of 114 sayings attributed to Jesus.[3] Almost half of these sayings resemble those found in the canonical gospels, while it is speculated that the other sayings were added from Gnostic tradition.[4] Its place of origin may have been Syria, where Thomasine traditions were strong.[5]"
Gospel of Thomas - Wikipedia
Here's a more detail video with commentary on different sayings:
And the greatness of the internet allows you to read it all for free in PDF format:
Gospel of Thomas (PDF)
What is a belief in God if it is not a belief under all the hatred is love. And underneath the individual is a oneness with everyone else and all of existence. And so one must strongly conclude that what we do to one another we do to ourselves. Here is Jesus saying #70:
#70 "If you bring forth what is within you, what you have will save you. If you do not have that within you, what you do not have within you will destroy you."
In other words, we will be destroyed by our own hatreds from within if we do not cultivate a sense of love from within.
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