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Gospel of Thomas and pantheism
This REALLY intrigued me so I thought it deserved its own thread. The gospel of Thomas contains just sayings of Jesus and no stories attatched, and its an older book than the gospels in the contemporary bible. There are many parallels and phrases in the gospel of thomas that are also in the contemporary gospels.
It's said that gnosticism found its roots from this gospel, but its not a gnostic book itself since it lacks the fullblown mythology of gnosticism. In the gospel of thomas, jesus says:
This seems completely counter to the main messages of the New Testament, and seems to have a message more congruent with hinduism, and to a lesser extent, buddhism! Discuss...
It's said that gnosticism found its roots from this gospel, but its not a gnostic book itself since it lacks the fullblown mythology of gnosticism. In the gospel of thomas, jesus says:
When you see your likeness, you are happy. But when you see your images that came into being before and that neither die nor become visible, how much you will bear!
If your leaders say to you, 'Look, the (Father's) kingdom is in the sky,' then the birds of the sky will precede you. If they say to you, 'It is in the sea,' then the fish will precede you. Rather, the (Father's) kingdom is within you and it is outside you.
Whoever drinks from my mouth will become like me; I myself shall become that person, and the hidden things will be revealed to him
This seems completely counter to the main messages of the New Testament, and seems to have a message more congruent with hinduism, and to a lesser extent, buddhism! Discuss...
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