Thomasine is a name given to a Syrian Christian group that originated in the first or the second century, who especially revered the apostle Thomas and some scholars speculate to have written the gospel of Thomas.[1][2][3] The group was said to have held esoteric, mystical, and ascetic ideas.[1][4] Some have associated them with the proto-Gnostics.[5][6] However modern critics have disputed their affiliation with Gnosticism, especially because they lack many uniquely Gnostic beliefs.[7][8][9][2]
Thomasines
Icon of the Apostle Thomas, whom the Thomasines were said to have venerated, by Konstantinos Tzanes, 17th century
Classification
Abrahamic
Scripture
Probably Bible Unknown
Theology
Monotheistic
Associations
Early Christianity
Region
Syria, Palestine, probably Jordan
Language
Aramaic, Hebrew, probably Arabic
Origin
1st century AD Roman Empire
^ abHays, Jeffrey. "EARLY CHRISTIAN AND CHRISTIAN-LIKE SECTS: THOMASINES, ASCETICS AND MANICHEISM | Facts and Details". factsanddetails.com. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
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^Smith, Andrew Phillip (2014-03-17). A Dictionary of Gnosticism. Quest Books. ISBN 978-0-8356-3097-9.
^DeConick, April (2015-12-22). Seek to See Him: Ascent and Vision Mysticism in the Gospel of Thomas. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-31300-2.
^Layton, Bentley (1987). The Gnostic Scriptures. London: SCM Press. p. 361. ISBN 978-0-334-02022-6.
^Ehrman, Bart (2003a). Lost Christianities: The Battles for Scripture and the Faiths We Never Knew. p. 59. ISBN 9780195141832. OCLC 52335003.
^Davies, Stevan (1983a). The Gospel of Thomas and Christian Wisdom. Seabury Press. pp. 23–24. ISBN 9780816424566. OCLC 8827492.
^Ehrman (2003a), p. 59.
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