Gospel of Thomas Movie, Gentle

Welcome to the video enriched ebook edition of The Gospel of Thomas with easy to play video scenes of all the Sayings of Jesus integrated within the text. Read as you go and with one touch instantly bring the text alive with an audio visual film clip of the Saying of interest. Professionally filmed with professional actors and enhanced with new levels of interactivity, there has never been a better way to read, view and enjoy this Gospel.

The Gospel of Thomas formed part of a collection of Gnostic (Gnosis, Gk. Knowing, act of knowing) Coptic Texts discovered in 1945 near Nag Hammadi in Egypt. Although The Gospel of Thomas is not included as part of the New Testament it is regarded by some as the 'Fifth Gospel.' Unusually, as compared with the four canonical gospels, Thomas is not a narrative account of the life of Jesus, but a collection of short dialogues and sayings, 114 in total, that are attributed to Jesus. It is considered by most scholars to contain some of the earliest known recorded sayings of Jesus and is one of the most controversial, enigmatic and studied of Gospels and was used as the basis for the feature film 'Stigmata.'

There are many translations of the Gospels and no two read alike. This disturbs many Christians since they believe that their salvation depends upon the correct interpretation of the truth and want to know which is the most reliable translation that has the least bias.

As a result many translations can be discounted. However, in reference to the Gospel of Thomas, it should be recognised that Coptic words do not have a direct correspondence with English words in terms of their meaning nor the same sentence structure nor style. Therefore, bias does not necessarily enter into it and as such there is room for legitimate variation in translation, provided that each translation is truthful. However it is crucially important that the translation is as accurately meaningful to the source text as is possible and accomplished by an acknowledged scholar in their field of expertise.

As a neutral investigator and the presenter I have diligently sought 'truth in translation' by selecting what is, in my opinion, one of the the most reliable and accurate, yet individually distinctive translation of the Coptic Gospel of Thomas by Nicholas Perrin, an internationally recognised expert in the study and translation of ancient texts. This translation can also be found in his book: Perrin (2002) -- Nicholas Perrin, Thomas and Tatian, the Relationship between the Gospel of Thomas and the Diatessaron.

Especial thanks to Nicholas for allowing the use of his most respected translation and to the pioneers Qmorphic for providing their technology and enabling resources for this new type of presentation and Apple for this new platform with which to learn and enjoy. Wonderful!

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[Metalhead1979]

This is the true origin of Christianity. This Gospel has been untouched. Most Christians don't know that their religion was panganised by the Romans to make it more palatable for the Pagan masses to convert.

This is what early Christians studied before the corrupt and powerful got hold of it.

If you don't know this... Then I suggest you do some research, because the truth will set you free.

[torymorton]

Who has an ear to hear ?? 14:03 i could use some other heads to help me with this saying. If the flesh came into being cause of spirit, or spirit cause of flesh. Is he saying that evolution is real and spirit came into being because of man... or that spirit was created first, then flesh...

or am i totally off base.... Who has an ear to hear... please help me... thumb this up and explain.

[GanjaStuAnanta]

@torymorton Ganja is a sacred herb which is said to have been brought to earth by Siva to enlighten the human race. Next time you smoke it leave out the "devil's weed" (tobacco) and you will have a very different experience.

[torymorton]

@GanjaStuAnanta wow, that is an awful elegant answer and to be honest, im suprised it came from a pot smoker. mabye i should pick up smoking again lol, been clean for a while now and trying to dive into the word with a new mind. Ill think on this answer, thanks so much.

[GanjaStuAnanta]

@torymorton What Big J is saying here is: if the material universe (flesh) came into being because of Consciousness (Spirit) it's amazing!

The next part is a bit of a poke at people who believe that Consciousness (Spirit) is a result of the human mind, which really would be a marvel.

The final comment about povert & wealth is Big J saying it's amazing how Consciousness, which created the material Universe so it could experience being conscious, pretends to forget itself in the human being.

[emekonen]

@Metalhead1979 This is untrue. The Christianity practiced by early Christians is still being practiced in many parts of the world. Early Christianity is fairly clear on this topic, zeitgeist, as much as people want it to be true, is false in nearly every respect. So, trust me when I say that what you said is untrue.

[edutain77]

Fascinating film and very well presented for a difficult subject matter. Really brings it alive. Thanks

[bringeroflite1]

@MrSilentDoubleA Buddhist's do believe in spirits.If you do some research into some of the rituals and ceremonies of the Dali Lama and some of the different Buddhist traditions...You will find that they do believe in spirit beings.Do Atheist's believe in spirit?

[astrofrk]

@MrSilentDoubleA The belief in God is optional with some Buddhist beliefs. Perhaps this fact shows how close Gnostic Christians are with Buddhists.

[MrJPluym]

Thanks for this! 

[Anbesol84]

What exactly is the point in reenacting a sayings gospel? Its written down, we can read...