The Gospel of Thomas, Annotated and Explained

An indispensable source for those like myself who have been captivated by the Gospel of Thomas. Stevan Davies has not only provided a new translation but a full and highly illuminating commentary on the facing page. He makes clear in his introduction that the Gospel is the most important discovery ever made and places it within the Wisdom tradition of the Old Testament rather than later Gnosticism, despite a similarity of themes. He also ranks it as the most primitive form of oral tradition that cannot have been taken from the other canonical sources. Essential contemplative reading.