Have you read the Gospel of Thomas?
In this week’s podcast episode I talk with my friend Keith Giles about why the Gospel of Thomas is relevant today and may hold the answers to some of the problems we face. Keith’s new book,
If you’d like to read the full transcript, you can download it here: Episode 241 Transcript.
Questions I asked Keith about the Gospel of Thomas:
For the answers, listen on the player above or download the transcript.
- How do we have this ancient text?
- What did church politics have to do with the disappearance of The Gospel of Thomas?
- When and where was it discovered and how was it found?
- Why wasn’t it included in the Bible?
- How does it help us follow Jesus better?
- Is it really written by Thomas?
- What is the secret to understanding the Gospel of Thomas?
- Should Christians be wary of the Gospel of Thomas? Is it dangerous to read?
- How can it help us follow Jesus better?
- What is the main message of the Gospel of Thomas?
References in this episode:
Episode 76: Keith Giles and the Atonement of Christ
Book by Elaine Pagels: Beyond Belief–The Secret Gospel of Thomas*
Book by William Duffy: The Hidden Gospel of Thomas: Commentaries on the Non-Dual Sayings of Jesus*
Blog: KeithGiles.com
Quoir Publishing Company: quoir.com
Happy Heretic Podcast
Second Cup with Keith Podcast
* Amazon affiliate link
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Bible References
1 Corinthians 2:9 NIV
9 However, as it is written: “What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived” [Isiah 64:4]—the things God has prepared for those who love him—
Isiah 64:4 NIV
4 Since ancient times no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides you, who acts on behalf of those who wait for him.
Ephesians 4:22-24 NIV
22 You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;
23 to be made new in the attitude of your minds;
24 and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
John 8:12 NIV
12 When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world.
Matthew 5:14 NIV
14 You are the light of the world.
1 Corinthians 1:23 NIV
23 but we preach Christ crucified:
Romans 6:6 NIV
6 For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body ruled by sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin—
Romans 6:9 NIV
9 For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead,
2 Corinthians 4:14 NIV
14 because we know that the one who raised the Lord Jesus from the dead will also raise us with Jesus and present us with you to himself.
Colossians 3:1 NIV
1 Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
Colossians 3:4 NIV
4 When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.
John 17:20, 21 NIV
20 My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message,
21 that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you.
Matthew 25:40 NIV
40 The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’
John 14:20 NIV
20 On that day you will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you.’
Ephesians 3:19 NIV
19 and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.
Colossians 3:11 NIV
11 Here there is no Gentile or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all, and is in all.
Galatians 3:28 NIV
28 There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
Acts 17:28 NIV
28 For in him we live and move and have our being.
Matthew 18:3 NIV
3 And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.”
Matthew 16:21 NIV
21 From that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.
1 John 4:20 NIV
20 Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen.
