Gospel of Thomas (as another sayings collection)
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The Gospel of Thomas is an early Christian, non-canonical collection of Jesus’ sayings, often used in scholarly comparisons with hypothetical sources like Q to study the development of gospel traditions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gospel of Thomas (as another sayings collection) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2397541 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gospel of Thomas (as another sayings collection) Context triple: [Q source (hypothetical), relatedWork, Gospel of Thomas (as another sayings collection)]
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A.
Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew
The Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew is a medieval apocryphal infancy gospel that elaborates on the early life of Mary and Jesus, expanding and reworking earlier traditions found in texts like the Protoevangelium of James.
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B.
Infancy Gospel of Thomas
The Infancy Gospel of Thomas is an early apocryphal Christian text that narrates legendary stories about the childhood of Jesus, focusing on his miraculous yet sometimes troubling deeds as a boy.
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C.
Apocryphal New Testament writings
Apocryphal New Testament writings are early Christian texts that imitate or expand upon New Testament genres such as gospels, acts, letters, and apocalypses but were not accepted into the canonical New Testament.
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D.
Gospel of John
The Gospel of John is a New Testament book that presents a distinctive theological portrait of Jesus Christ, emphasizing his divine nature through signs, discourses, and the theme of belief.
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E.
Gospel of Mark
The Gospel of Mark is one of the four canonical New Testament gospels, presenting a fast-paced narrative of Jesus Christ’s ministry, death, and resurrection and considered by many scholars to be the earliest written gospel.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gospel of Thomas (as another sayings collection) Target entity description: The Gospel of Thomas is an early Christian, non-canonical collection of Jesus’ sayings, often used in scholarly comparisons with hypothetical sources like Q to study the development of gospel traditions.
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A.
Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew
The Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew is a medieval apocryphal infancy gospel that elaborates on the early life of Mary and Jesus, expanding and reworking earlier traditions found in texts like the Protoevangelium of James.
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B.
Infancy Gospel of Thomas
The Infancy Gospel of Thomas is an early apocryphal Christian text that narrates legendary stories about the childhood of Jesus, focusing on his miraculous yet sometimes troubling deeds as a boy.
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C.
Apocryphal New Testament writings
Apocryphal New Testament writings are early Christian texts that imitate or expand upon New Testament genres such as gospels, acts, letters, and apocalypses but were not accepted into the canonical New Testament.
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D.
Gospel of John
The Gospel of John is a New Testament book that presents a distinctive theological portrait of Jesus Christ, emphasizing his divine nature through signs, discourses, and the theme of belief.
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E.
Gospel of Mark
The Gospel of Mark is one of the four canonical New Testament gospels, presenting a fast-paced narrative of Jesus Christ’s ministry, death, and resurrection and considered by many scholars to be the earliest written gospel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
apocryphal gospel
ⓘ
early Christian text ⓘ non-canonical gospel ⓘ sayings gospel ⓘ |
| attributedTo |
Didymus Judas Thomas
ⓘ
Thomas the Apostle ⓘ
linked to:
Apostle Thomas
|
| canonicalStatus | non-canonical ⓘ |
| canonicalStatusInEasternOrthodoxChurch | non-canonical ⓘ |
| canonicalStatusInProtestantChurches | non-canonical ⓘ |
| canonicalStatusInRomanCatholicChurch | non-canonical ⓘ |
| contains | sayings of Jesus ⓘ |
| containsParallelsTo |
Q source (hypothetical)
ⓘ
double tradition material in Matthew and Luke ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | 1st–2nd century ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 1945 ⓘ |
| earliestPossibleDate | mid-1st century ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Nag Hammadi library
ⓘ
linked to:
Nag Hammadi
|
| genre | sayings collection ⓘ |
| includesGenreElement |
dialogue sayings
ⓘ
standalone aphorisms ⓘ |
| keyTheme |
interpretation of Jesus’ sayings
ⓘ
kingdom of God within ⓘ self-knowledge ⓘ |
| language | Coptic ⓘ |
| latestCommonScholarlyDate | early 2nd century ⓘ |
| manuscriptTradition | Coptic text in Codex II of Nag Hammadi library ⓘ |
| narrativeContent | minimal narrative ⓘ |
| numberOfSayings | 114 ⓘ |
| openingWords | These are the secret sayings that the living Jesus spoke and Didymus Judas Thomas wrote down ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| placeOfDiscovery |
Egypt
ⓘ
Nag Hammadi ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Synoptic Gospels ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| scholarlyDebate |
date of composition
ⓘ
degree of Gnostic influence ⓘ independence from canonical gospels ⓘ relationship to Synoptic tradition ⓘ |
| scripturalStatus | apocryphal ⓘ |
| sharesMaterialWith |
Gospel of Luke
ⓘ
Gospel of Mark ⓘ Gospel of Matthew ⓘ |
| structure | unordered sayings sequence ⓘ |
| textualForm | collection of logia ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation |
emphasis on secret knowledge
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often described as having Gnostic elements ⓘ |
| usedInScholarshipFor |
comparison with Q source
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study of early Christian diversity ⓘ study of historical Jesus ⓘ study of sayings traditions ⓘ |
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