Kuthiwa yenziwa nguDidymos Judas Thomas, "uDoubting Thomas" wamaVangeli e-canonical, futhi ngokwamasiko amaningi okuqala, iwele likaJesu.
Amazwi amaningi kuThomas anokufana namaZwi eTestamente Elisha, ikakhulukazi lawo atholakala kumaVangeli afanayo. Lokhu kuholela abaningi ekukholweni ukuthi uThomas wayebuye futhi asekelwe kulokho okubizwa ngokuthi yi "Q", kanye noMathewu, uLuka, noMark. Ngempela, abanye baye bacabanga ukuthi uThomas empeleni angaba ngu "Q". Ngokungafani namaVangeli afanayo, futhi njengo "Q", iVangeli likaThomas alinakho ukulandisa okuxhuma iZisho ezahlukahlukene. Ngefomu, kumane nje kunguhlu lwamaZwi ayi-114, ngokuhleleka okuthile.
Uhlelo lokusebenza lunikeza umsebenzisi amandla wokukhetha ngokungahleliwe isisho ngasinye sokuzindla, kanye nokukwazi ukukhetha isisho ngasinye ngesihloko, ukusesha umbhalo ogcwele wedokhumende ngamazwi aqukethe igama elithile, futhi nokubuka konke umbhalo wedokhumenti.
Umbhalo wolimi lwesiCoptic, owesibili kweyisikhombisa oqukethwe yilokho izazi zanamuhla ezikubize njengeCodex II, unamazwi ayi-114 okuthiwa ashiwo uJesu. Cishe izingxenye ezimbili kwezintathu zalezi zisho zifana nalezo ezitholakala kumavangeli e-canonical kanye ne-editio princeps yayo ibala ngaphezu kokungu-80% kokufana, kuyilapho kucatshangwa ukuthi ezinye izengezo zanezelwa ngokwesiko lama-Gnostic, Indawo Yayo evela kuyo kungenzeka ukuthi yayiyiSyria, lapho Amasiko kaThomasine ayeqinile. Ezinye izazi ziphakamise imvelaphi yase-Alexandria.
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Mas 21, 2024