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Unearthing the Lost Words of Jesus: The Discovery and Text of the Lost Gospel of Thomas Hardcover – Oct. 1 1998

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The year is 1945 and along Egypt's Upper Nile River the al-Samman clan discover the greatest collection of early Christian documents ever found. Now for the first time, the entire story of this discovery, from the effort to protect the priceless documents during Egypt's war with Israel, to the United Nations' struggle to release the text to the public, is combined with an annotated translation of the text. The image of Jesus that emerges from this intriguing document is strikingly different from the figure portrayed in the New Testament.

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105 pages
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English
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Ulysses Press
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Oct. 1 1998
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13.34 x 1.27 x 19.69 cm
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1569750955
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978-1569750957
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In 1945, a group of camel drivers from the al-Samman clan unearthed an ancient earthenware jar while digging for much-needed fertilizer. Unwittingly, the drivers had discovered the greatest collection of early Christian documents ever found, the Nag Hammadi library. Among the ancient papyri was the Gospel of Thomas, a collection of over 100 sayings of Jesus purportedly gathered by Jesus' disciple Thomas (the doubting one). Dart, a religion writer for the Los Angeles Times, and Riegert (The Lost Gospel Q), narrate this story of discovery and offer an annotated translation of the Gospel of Thomas. Each saying is explained in terms of its historical and spiritual importance. For example, Jesus' tendency simultaneously to reveal and conceal his message and his identity is reflected, the contend, in the saying, "Recognize what is in front of your face and what is concealed will be revealed to you. For there is nothing that will not be disclosed." In this book, Thomas seems to present Jesus as a sage, the personification of wisdom, cast in the tradition of Solomon or Buddha, a humble man with a powerful message.
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ulysses Press (Oct. 1 1998)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 105 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1569750955
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1569750957
Item weight ‏ : ‎ 236 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.34 x 1.27 x 19.69 cm

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Paul Miller

The complete unearthing story!

Reviewed in Canada on November 19, 1998

". It contains a very complete story of the finding of GThomas and follows the ms to initial publication. There are photographs and a couple of maps in this first section. The text is done very much in the same style as Borgs recent "The Lost Gospel Q" and it features a few notes by J. D. Crossan. Also by Crossan, a five page commentary at the end called "Paradise Regained", where his emphasis is on the protology of and asceticism in GThomas. This is packaged for the general public but is worth the price for the 8 photographs, 2 small maps, and the complete "unearthing" story.

Reviewed in Canada on May 26, 2000

I have not finished to read this book but so far I love it. The best part is the chapter with the recorded word of Jesus, which I find enlightning. It also makes me sad to realize that humankind has not evolved since then.
One last thing, if you are a religious ( ) (I believe 1000% in the bible...) do not buy with this book, you wiil not understand it.

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very good

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Read the book as soon as I received. There ...

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Read the book as soon as I received. There is a mountain of information we don't have, and I try to glean as much as I can especially when you can find examples in the bible. I am a believer. I believe in our Lord Jesus Christ and everything I can find about him I read. Of course, I'm tempted to dismiss some things that are written, but when filled with the Holy Spirit it cannot be ignored.

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Words from Jesus

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Good reading!

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To soon to tell, received it friday late afternoon.. Please be notified, I cancelled my subscription yesterday, To much to read , not enough hours a day,,, .. If you want it back, notify, i will return it..

Remove my email address from your list... Jude Thibault.

Dragos Dobrescu

For gnostics only...

Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2000

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I have not finished to read this book but so far I love it. The best part is the chapter with the recorded word of Jesus, which I find enlightning. It also makes me sad to realize that humankind has not evolved since then.

Also, if you are religious (I believe 1000% in the bible...) do not buy with this book, you will not understand it.

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