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Gospel of Thomas Commentary

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Summary: This compilation explores modern interpretations of the Gospel according to Thomas, an ancient text preserved in a Coptic translation at Nag Hammadi and Greek fragments at Oxyrhynchus. With no particular slant, this commentary gathers together quotations from various scholars in order to elucidate the meaning of the sayings, many of which are rightly described as "obscure."

Source 1: motilalbanarsidass.com
Source 2: gospelthomas.com

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The full text of the Gospel of Thomas Commentary in English is available here and publically accesible (free to read online). Of course, I would always recommend buying the book so you get the latest edition. You can see all this book’s content by visiting the pages in the below index:

Prologue
Saying 1 - Importance Of Interpreting The Obscure Sayings
Saying 2 - Seek Until You Find
Saying 3 - The kingdom is within us
Saying 4 - The first will be last
Saying 5 - The Obscure Will Become Disclosed
Saying 6 - True Fasting, Prayer, And Charity
Saying 7 - The Lion And The Human Being
Saying 8 - A Parable Of An Intelligent Fisherman
Saying 9 - A Parable Of A Sower
Saying 10 - Jesus Has Cast Fire
Saying 11 - The Living Will Not Die
Saying 12 - The Disciples Will Come To James
Saying 13 - The Disciples Tell Jesus What He Resembles
Saying 14 - True Fasting, Prayer, And Charity
Saying 15 - One Not Born Of Woman
Saying 16 - Jesus Has Come To Impose Divisions
Saying 17 - Jesus Will Bestow What Has Not Been Perceived
Saying 18 - The End Is Where The Beginning Is
Saying 19 - The Preexistent Is Blessed, Five Trees In Paradise
Saying 20 - A Parable Of A Mustard Seed
Saying 21 - A Parable Of Children Living In A Plot Of Land
Saying 22 - Those Who Enter The Kingdom Resemble Little Ones
Saying 23 - Few Are Chosen
Saying 24 - A Person Of Light Enlightens The Whole World
Saying 25 - Love Your Sibling
Saying 26 - The Speck And The Beam
Saying 27 - Abstinence From The World
Saying 28 - The World Is Intoxicated
Saying 29 - Independence Of Spirit And Body
Saying 30 - Jesus Dwells Where There Are Two Or More
Saying 31 - Prophets And Physicians Are Not Accepted At Home
Saying 32 - A City On A Hill Cannot Be Hidden
Saying 33 - No One Hides A Lamp
Saying 34 - The Blind Cannot Lead The Blind
Saying 35 - No One Robs The Strong Without Subduing Them
Saying 36 - What We Wear Is Unimportant
Saying 37 - The Disciples Must Strip Off Their Garments
Saying 38 - Jesus' Sayings Have Long Been Awaited
Saying 39 - Pharisees And Scribes Impede Acquaintance
Saying 40 - A Parable Of A Grapevine
Saying 41 - The Person Who Has Will Receive
Saying 42 - We Should Be Passersby
Saying 43 - Disciples Should Recognize Jesus In His Sayings
Saying 44 - On Blasphemy
Saying 45 - Grapes Do Not Come From Thorns
Saying 46 - Little Ones Are More Exalted Than John The Baptist
Saying 47 - Opposites Cannot Coexist
Saying 48 - The Power Of Unity
Saying 49 - Solitaries Have Come From The Kingdom
Saying 50 - We Have Come From The Light
Saying 51 - Arrival Of Repose And A New World
Saying 52 - The Twenty-four Prophets Of Israel
Saying 53 - True Circumcision
Saying 54 - The Poor
Saying 55 - We Should Hate Our Family
Saying 56 - The World Is A Corpse
Saying 57 - A Parable Of Wheat And Tares
Saying 58 - The Laborer
Saying 59 - We Should Meditate On The One Who Is Alive
Saying 60 - A Parable Of A Samaritan And A Lamb
Saying 61 - Jesus On Salome's Couch
Saying 62 - Jesus Tells His Secrets To The Worthy
Saying 63 - A Parable Of A Rich Man Who Died
Saying 64 - A Parable Of A Dinner For Out-of-town Guests
Saying 65 - A Parable Of The Murder Of A Vineyard Owner's Son
Saying 66 - The Rejected Building Stone
Saying 67 - Any Deficiency Is Utter Deficiency
Saying 68 - The Persecuted Are Blessed
Saying 69 - The Internally Persecuted And The Compassionate Are Blessed
Saying 70 - Our Salvation Is Within Us
Saying 71 - Destruction Of "this Building"
Saying 72 - Jesus Is Not An Arbitrator Of Possessions
Saying 73 - Workers For The Harvest
Saying 74 - The Cistern Is Empty
Saying 75 - Solitaries Will Enter The Bridal Chamber
Saying 76 - A Parable Of A Merchant And A Pearl
Saying 77 - Jesus Is The Entirety And Is Everywhere
Saying 78 - The Goal Of Coming Out To The Countryside
Saying 79 - Those Who Have Kept The Father's Utterance Are Blessed
Saying 80 - The World Is Like The Body
Saying 81 - The Rich Should Reign And Renounce
Saying 82 - Fire And The Kingdom Are With Jesus
Saying 83 - Light Is Hidden By Images
Saying 84 - Our Encounter With Our Preexistent Images
Saying 85 - Adam Was Not Worthy Of Us
Saying 86 - The Son Of Man Has Nowhere To Lay His Head
Saying 87 - Soul Should Be Independent Of Body
Saying 88 - We Should Give To Messengers And Prophets
Saying 89 - We Should Wash Not Only The Outside
Saying 90 - Jesus' Yoke Is Easy
Saying 91 - Recognition Of Jesus' Presence
Saying 92 - We Do Not Seek What Jesus Wishes To Tell Us
Saying 93 - Do Not Give The Holy To Dogs
Saying 94 - Seekers Will Enter
Saying 95 - We Should Not Lend At Interest
Saying 96 - A Parable Of A Woman Baking Bread
Saying 97 - A Parable Of A Woman With A Jar Of Meal
Saying 98 - A Parable Of An Assassination
Saying 99 - Jesus' True Family
Saying 100 - Give Unto Caesar The Things That Are Caesar's
Saying 101 - We Should Hate Our Family And Love Our True Family
Saying 102 - Pharisees Impede Nourishment
Saying 103 - A Parable Of A Landowner And Brigands
Saying 104 - Do Not Pray Or Fast While The Bridegroom Is Present
Saying 105 - Acquaintance With The Father And The Mother
Saying 106 - The Power Of Wholeness
Saying 107 - A Parable Of A Lost Sheep
Saying 108 - Assimilation To Jesus
Saying 109 - A Parable Of A Hidden Treasure
Saying 110 - The Rich Should Renounce
Saying 111 - The Living Will Not Die
Saying 112 - Soul Should Be Independent Of Flesh
Saying 113 - The Kingdom Is Already Spread Over The Earth
Saying 114 - The Female Element Must Make Itself Male

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