The Gospel of Thomas — 114 hidden sayings of the Living Jesus, revealing the kingdom within and the path of inner illumination.
📜 Authorship, Transmission, and Translation
The Gospel of Thomas is a collection of sayings attributed to Jesus, preserved in Coptic in Codex II of the Nag Hammadi Library. Unlike the narrative gospels of the New Testament, it consists of independent logia rather than a continuous story, and has long been associated with early Christian and Gnostic currents that emphasise knowledge and insight.
This edition is translated by Thomas O. Lambdin and published in The Nag Hammadi Library in English, edited by James M. Robinson (Harper & Row, 1988). It is reproduced here for educational and comparative study under fair use. All rights remain with the original translators and publisher.
The Gospel of Thomas (Nag Hammadi Codex II, 2) is a collection of 114 sayings attributed to the Living Jesus. It offers no narrative — only parables, riddles, and declarations that point inward toward direct self-knowledge. Its central message: the Kingdom is within you and it is spread out upon the Earth, but men do not see it.
These sayings preserve the voice of a mystical Christ who teaches awakening through remembrance, not belief — a journey of recognition where the seeker and the Light become one.