The Gospel of Thomas: The Gnostic Wisdom of Jesus Paperback - 2005
by Jean-Yves LeLoup; Foreword by Jacob Needleman
LeLoup provides an analysis of the gospel that records the actual words of Jesus.
From the rear cover
CHRISTIAN STUDIES / GNOSTICISM "Among all the astonishing documents unearthed in 1945 near the desert village of Nag Hammadi, the Gospel of Thomas has made the greatest impact on our understanding of Christianity. . . . The words in this text have the power to touch an unknown part of ourselves that brings with it an undeniable recognition of truth and hope." --Jacob Needleman, author of Lost Christianity and The American Soul "In this remarkable book, scholar-mystic Jean-Yves Leloup invites us to meditate on the 'eternal jewel, ' the revelation of Jesus, and on the reign of God spread all around us, within and without. May these logia of Jesus translated from the Gospel of Thomas fall on good soil and yield a bountiful harvest of peace, justice, and enlightenment." --Margaret Starbird, author of The Woman with the Alabaster Jar: Mary Magdalen and the Holy Grail One of the cache of codices and manuscripts discovered in Nag Hammadi, the Gospel of Thomas, unlike the canonical gospels, does not contain a narrative recording Christ's life and prophecies. Instead, it is a collection of his teachings in 114 logia, or sayings, that were gathered by Judas Didymus Thomas, whom some claim was Jesus' closest disciple. No sooner was this gospel uncovered from the sands of Upper Egypt than scholars and theologians began to bury it anew in a host of conflicting interpretations and polemics. While some say it is a hodgepodge from the canonical gospels, for others it is the source text from which all the gospel writers drew their material and inspiration. In this new translation of the Gospel of Thomas, Jean-Yves Leloup shows that the Jesus recorded by the "infinitely skeptical and infinitely believing" Thomas has much in common with gnostics of nondualistic schools. Like them, Jesus preaches the coming of a new man, the genesis of the man of knowledge. In this gospel, Jesus describes a journey from limited to unlimited consciousness. The Jesus of Thomas invites us to drink deeply from the well of knowledge that lies within, not so that we may become good Christians, but so that we may attain the self-knowledge that will make each of us, too, a Christ. JEAN-YVES LELOUP is the founder of the Institute of Other Civilization Studies and the International College of Therapists. His other books include the bestselling The Gospel of Mary Magdalene and The Gospel of Philip. He lives in France.
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- Title The Gospel of Thomas: The Gnostic Wisdom of Jesus
- Author Jean-Yves LeLoup; Foreword by Jacob Needleman
- Binding Paperback
- Edition New edition
- Pages 228
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Inner Traditions International, Rochester, Vermont, U.S.A.
- Date 2005-03-01
- Features Bibliography, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9781594770463 / 1594770468
- Weight 0.66 lbs (0.30 kg)
- Dimensions 8.92 x 6.08 x 0.65 in (22.66 x 15.44 x 1.65 cm)
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- Religious Orientation: Christian
- Topical: New Age
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004027022
- Dewey Decimal Code 229.8
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- Ingram Advance, 04/01/2005, Page 129
- Publishers Weekly, 03/14/2005, Page 64
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