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	Gospel of Thomas
		The Gospel of Thomas is distinct from the apocrypha l or pseudepigraphical Acts of Thomas and the work called the Infancy Gospel of Thomas, which is one of a category of Infancy Gospels, which expand on the canonical texts to describe the miraculous childhood of Jesus.
		The Gospel of Thomas records this as one of Jesus' sayings: "He who discovers the interpretations of these secret teachings shall never taste death." The theme is paralleled in John; however in John, salvation is understood as salvation from Eternal Damnation.
		The gospel is ostensibly written from the point of view of Didymus Judas Thomas, one of the twelve disciples of Jesus (who appears in the Gospel of John as "doubting Thomas").
	www.nebulasearch.com /encyclopedia/article/Gospel_of_Thomas.html (3421 words)

	Gospel of Thomas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Gospel of Thomas is distinct and unrelated to other apocryphal or pseudepigraphal works, such as the Acts of Thomas or the work called the Infancy Gospel of Thomas, which expands on the canonical texts to describe the miraculous childhood of Jesus.
		She concludes that the Thomas gospel gives us a rare glimpse into the diversity of beliefs in the early Christian community, an alternative perspective to the Johannine gospel and a check on what we take for granted as being heretical as modern Christians.
		Thomas' version invites the reader to draw their own conclusions as to the interpretation of the saying, whereas Matthew provides an explanation connecting the text to an apocalyptic end of the age.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gospel_of_Thomas (5647 words)

	Saint Thomas
		Thomas [Greek, form toma, twin], also called Didymos [Greek name meaning a twin] Judas Thomas, was one of the 12 apostles (Matt 10:3).
		Thomas died when he was shot with arrows, stoned and left to die.
		Thomas is listed in John 21:1-8 with six other disciples on the Sea of Galilee when Jesus told them to cast a net, and in Acts 1:13, with other apostles in the upper room in Jerusalem after the Ascension.
	www.diolex.net /stthomas/stthomas.htm (473 words)

	THOMAS, ST - Online Information article about THOMAS, ST
		identification of Thomas with Judas, the brother of the Lord.
		missions of Thomas may perhaps therefore be regarded as derived from a single tradition, but it is very doubtful whether it is based on any historical facts..
		Bishop Medlycott's India and the Apostle Thomas (19o5) is wholly uncritical.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /THE_TOO/THOMAS_ST.html (1433 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Thomas the Apostle
		Little is recorded of St. Thomas the Apostle, nevertheless thanks to the fourth Gospel his personality is clearer to us than that of some others of the Twelve.
		On the other hand the reputed relics of St. Thomas were certainly at Edessa in the fourth century, and there they remained until they were translated to Chios in 1258 and towards to Ortona.
		Besides the "Acta Thomae" of which a different and notably shorter redaction exists in Ethiopic and Latin, we have an abbreviated form of a so-called "Gospel of Thomas" originally Gnostic, as we know it now merely a fantastical history of the childhood of Jesus, without any notably heretical colouring.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/14658b.htm (1069 words)

	The Gospel of Thomas Collection -- The Gnostic Society Library
		The Gospel of Thomas (General Discussion) Located at Yahoo groups, "this is a discussion list for those interested in exploring the meanings of the 114 sayings attributed to Jesus in the Gospel of Thomas.
		The Gospel of Thomas and the Hermeneutics of Vision by Dr. Lance Owens.
		An exploration of the relationship between the Thomas and Johannine Gospels, suggesting that Thomas was a source document for John.
	www.gnosis.org /naghamm/nhl_thomas.htm (2471 words)

	TWELVE APOSTLES : Encyclopedia Entry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Judas Iscariot name Iscariot may refer to the Judaean towns of Kerioth or to the sicarii (Jewish nationalist insurrectionists), or to Issachar; he was replaced as an apostle in Acts by Matthias
		The individual that the Gospel of John names as Nathanael is traditionally identified as the same person that the Synoptic Gospels call Bartholomew, and most would agree that the sons of Zebedee is likely to be a reference to James the Great and John.
		Judas having betrayed Christ and then in guilt committed suicide before Christ's resurrection (in one Gospel account), the apostles then numbered eleven.
	www.bibleocean.com /OmniDefinition/Twelve_Apostles (3119 words)

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