Bogus
I cannot possibly see why this book was never canonized. /sarc
1600 years old???? LOL!!!!! It SHOULD be over 2000 years old!!!
What is the Gospel of Thomas?
The Gospel of Thomas, which is not included in the Bible, is a book that doesn’t go with the other books of the Bible, particularly the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. It brings with it a different message, and although it may sound like a legitimate piece of Biblical literature, curious minds will find that it really doesn’t deserve a place in the Bible.
It is basically a collection of 114 sayings attributed to Jesus and while some sayings may sound Biblically correct, like the 54th saying, “Blessed are the poor, for yours is the kingdom of heaven” (similar to Luke 6:20), other sayings make no sense at all. Case in point: saying number 7, which says:
“Blessed is the lion which the man shall eat, and the lion become man; and cursed is the man whom the lion shall eat, and the lion become man.”
No point at all
This so-called “Gospel” doesn’t point to Christ as the Messiah, doesn’t teach the way of salvation, doesn’t have a narrative, doesn’t record the Crucifixion, and will even teach people things contrary to God’s word.
Not this again! A heresy documented over 1,000 years ago.
journalistic malpractice
I think I remember reading that text in a college course at university. To me, might as well have started off “In a galaxy far, far away.” Did not have the scent of real history.
What’s this, it’s not anywhere near Easter...
Suuuure.
They are forbidden to teach their own children about Christ in public schools, most have no idea he was a Jew to being with.
There are even rabbi’s who believe Jesus boils in feces in hell for eternity.
Sorry, I’ll stick with the eye witness testimony of the people who saw him.
This Clay into animated objects is along the lines of Kabb-alah where Jews call on clay to become a Golem.
And a 1600 year old scroll would put the date of that about the same time that Islam was created. 500 years after Christ. Long past time that would have been any eye witness to make those claims legit.
Here we go again...
BS
It didn’t make it into the canon because it describes a Jesus unlike the true Jesus. As I remember it describes a Jesus who gets revenge on mean childhood friends by using his divine powers.
Reminds me of the TV mini-series THE WORD (1977)in which a “Gospel of James” is found and considered sacred, or is it?
David Janssen and John Huston starred in it.
Lots of fake “gospels” floating around 1900 years ago. Even the Shepherd of Hermas was once thought to be sacred.
I have a copy of THE LOST BOOKS OF THE BIBLE with lots of tall tales about the early apostles.
06/13/2024 4:02:54 PM PDT · by Twotone · 45 replies
NY Post ^ | June 11, 2024 | Andrew Court
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4244171/posts
UNBELIEVABLE: Experts Discover Oldest Written Record of Jesus Christ’s Childhood, Revealing an Amazing Miracle Not in the Bible
06/12/2024 9:41:36 AM PDT · by george76 · 94 replies
Gateway Pundit ^ | Jun. 12, 2024 | Cullen Linebarger
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4243860/posts
It is fraudulent.
bump
It did not “enjoy enormous popularity” which is why it languished and no one bothered to retain a copy of it into later ages. Nice try, anti-Christian clowns.