Book of Thomas the Contender

The Book of Thomas the Contender^[1]^[2] or The Book of Thomas^[3]^[4] is a Gnostic revelation dialogue.^[5] It is the seventh tractate in Codex II of the Nag Hammadi library.^[1] The tractate is a Coptic translation of a Greek original,^[1] likely composed in Syria during the early 200s AD.^[1]^[5] The dialogue is between Jesus and Judas Thomas,^[1]^[5] whom Jesus calls "my twin" and "my brother."^[2] Scholars disagree on whether Judas Thomas is Thomas the Apostle,^[5] Jude the Apostle,^[1] and/or Jude, brother of Jesus.^[3] Judas is one of the brothers of Jesus named in Mark 6:3,^[6] and Thomas is Aramaic for 'twin.'^[3] The ending of the text is a monologue delivered by Jesus.^[5]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Turner, John D. "Book of Thomas The Contender". The Coptic encyclopedia, volume 2. Claremont Graduate University. School of Religion. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
^ ^a ^b Turner, John D. "The Book of Thomas the Contender". The Gnostic Society Library. The Nag Hammadi Library. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c Turner, John D. (2018). "Thomas the Contender, Book of". Brill Encyclopedia of Early Christianity Online. doi:10.1163/2589-7993_EECO_SIM_00003458. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
^ "Apocrypha: Book of Thomas". Interfaith Online. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Turner, John D. (March 1981). The Nag Hammadi library in English. San Francisco: Harper & Row. p. 188. ISBN 9780060669294. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
^ "Mark 6:3". Bible Gateway. NIV. Retrieved 21 February 2023.