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Gospel of Thomas

Coptic-language early Christian non-canonical gospel, part of the Nag Hammadi library
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Gospel of Thomas
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Summary

Gospel of Thomas is a New Testament apocrypha[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of new testament apocrypha entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,945 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: literary work[3], apocryphal gospel[4]
  • Genre: apocryphal gospel[5]
  • Named after: Thomas the Apostle[6]
  • Location of discovery: Nag Hammadi[7]
  • Part of: Nag Hammadi library[8], Nag Hammadi Codex II[9]
  • Commons category: Gospel of Thomas[10]
  • Language of work or name: Coptic[11]
  • Inception: 1000[12]
  • Publication date: 100[13], 1956[14]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Gospel of Thomas[15]
  • Described by source: Citizendium[16], Conservapedia[17], Everipedia[18], Infogalactic[19]
  • Title: ⲡ·Ⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲡ·ⲕⲁⲧⲁ Ⲑⲱⲙⲁⲥ[20]
  • Stack Exchange tag: https://christianity.stackexchange.com/tags/gospel-of-thomas[21]
  • Different from: Acts of Thomas[22]
  • First line: Ⲛⲁⲉⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲏⲡ ⲉⲛⲧⲁ Ⲓ̅Ⲥ̅ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ ϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲥϩⲁⲓⲥⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ϭⲓ Ⲇⲓⲇⲩⲙⲟⲥ Ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲥ Ⲑⲱⲙⲁⲥ[23]
  • Copyright status: public domain[24]

Why It Matters

Gospel of Thomas has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 77 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

It has been cited as an influence by Martijn Linssen[27], a programmer[28], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[29], specialised in automation[30].

FAQs

Who did Gospel of Thomas influence?

Gospel of Thomas has been cited as an influence by Martijn Linssen[27].

Related Entities

literary work Martijn Linssen Nag Hammadi public domain Thomas the Apostle

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → gospel-of-thomas-coptic-gospel
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: gospel-of-thomas-coptic-gospel, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289934076|gospel of thomas coptic gospel (#289934076)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-"
  2. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Language of work or name → Coptic
    Named after → —
    Genre → —
    Genre → apocryphal gospel
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0260506-Tomasovo-evangelium, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259492|batch #259492]]"
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