The gospel of Thomas contains material that supports a gnostic view of Christianity, where each believer is to meditate and pray and come to know God by himself rather than trust into mama church and let the priest tell him what is correct.
Understandably, organized religion has taken a dim view of this.
2006-11-27 04:35:12
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answered by Svartalf 6
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all the gosples are the same age they were recieted at our ealry masses by those who had perrsonally wlaked with Jesus, for example if St. John were haveinng mass -- the breaking of the bread -- he would get up or actully sit in those days with the congregation standing and recite some of his fdirect expereience with Jesus, this later was written down by St. John and was included in the Bible by the Holy See. The Gosple according to Thomas was reviewed and did not make, but there were a few criteria, the work had to be authentic and it had to be authentically written by the Holy sprit through the observer, in this case St. Thomas. for wahtever reason the Gosple according to St. Thomas did not pass the rigours tests needed to be canonized as holy scripture. That does not mean these and other writings that did not pass don't have value, but they are not holy scripture. From the outset, the four Gospels, the sacred character of which was thus recognized very early, differed in several respects from the numerous uncanonical Gospels which circulated during the first centuries of the Church. First of all, they commended themselves by their tone of simplicity and truthfulness, which stood in striking contrast with the trivial, absurd, or manifestly legendary character of many of those uncanonical productions. for frhter investigation click on the link below.
2016-03-28 21:43:49
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answered by ? 4
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It's not a real gospel. All the real ones were written by witnesses to the events of Jesus' life, death, and resurrection. Thomas was written much later by someone feigning to be Thomas. Also, the gospel is not consistent with other gospels in its message. It teaches gnosticism which is a gross perversion of Christianity in which Jehovah, the God of the Bible, is made into an evil Creator and all that he created, including humans, is also evil. There is a supreme goddess, Sophia, who came first, who impregnated herself and had Jehovah, who in gnosticism is a deformed, evil god. And, it endorses Satan worship, because Satan is portrayed as being the giver of light and as the one worthy of praise.
2006-11-27 04:51:30
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answered by . 7
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The description of Jesus' relationship with Mary Magdalene. In the Gospel of Thomas, she is much closer to Jesus than the Bible would like you to believe.
2006-11-27 04:33:01
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answered by Anonymous
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Falsehood, mainly. There's also some misogyny:
"Let Mary go forth from among us, for women are not worthy of the life. Jesus said: Behold, I shall lead her, that I may make her male, in order that she also may become a living spirit like you males. For every woman who makes herself male shall enter into the kingdom of heaven. (Thomas-114)"
For this gnostic jesus, women are unworthy of heaven unless they abandon their femininity. This idea is repulsive to orthodox Christians. See the below link for a longer Christian analysis.
2006-11-27 05:04:38
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answered by Blaargh_42 2
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It is a fake document. That is all. I do not know the contents, but i know it was written after the canon was closed. It supposedly was written by an eyewitness to the life of Jesus. But it was penned about 400 years after the death of Christ. The repeling part is that it is a false document. Read it if you like-but don't compare it to Scripture-it is not.
2006-11-27 04:36:54
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answered by Anonymous
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One verse. Poorly translated, it goes:
"The Kingdom of God is within you, and all around you. Not in mansions of wood and stone. Split of piece of wood and I am there, lift a stone, and you will find me."
The verse teaches that religion is ALL false, that God is found in the person and in the nature, and that experience, DIRECT EXPERIENCE (spliting the wood, lifting the stone) is the only way to come to God.
2006-11-27 04:38:03
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answered by Anonymous
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The seeds of doubt.
2006-11-27 04:33:53
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answered by Bran McMuffin 5
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I think it's the bit where "little kid Jesus" is less than perfect.
2006-11-27 04:33:21
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answered by Black Parade Billie 5
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gospel_of_thomas#Comparison_of_The_Gospel_of_Thomas_to_the_New_Testament
2006-11-27 04:36:55
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answered by Anonymous
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