Book of Thomas the Contender and Gnosticism

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Difference between Book of Thomas the Contender and Gnosticism

Book of Thomas the Contender vs. Gnosticism

The Book of Thomas the Contender, also known more simply as the Book of Thomas (not to be confused with the Gospel of Thomas), is one of the books of the New Testament apocrypha represented in the Nag Hammadi library (CG II), a cache of Gnostic gospels secreted in the Egyptian desert. Gnosticism (from γνωστικός gnostikos, "having knowledge", from γνῶσις, knowledge) is a modern name for a variety of ancient religious ideas and systems, originating in Jewish-Christian milieus in the first and second century AD.

Similarities between Book of Thomas the Contender and Gnosticism

Book of Thomas the Contender and Gnosticism have 4 things in common (in Unionpedia): Gnosticism, Gospel of Thomas, Nag Hammadi library, Thomas the Apostle.

Gnosticism

Gnosticism (from γνωστικός gnostikos, "having knowledge", from γνῶσις, knowledge) is a modern name for a variety of ancient religious ideas and systems, originating in Jewish-Christian milieus in the first and second century AD.

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Gospel of Thomas

The Gospel According to Thomas is an early Christian non-canonical sayings gospel that many scholars believe provides insight into the oral gospel traditions.

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Nag Hammadi library

The Nag Hammadi library (also known as the "Chenoboskion Manuscripts" and the "Gnostic Gospels") is a collection of early Christian and Gnostic texts discovered near the Upper Egyptian town of Nag Hammadi in 1945.

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Thomas the Apostle

Thomas the Apostle (תומאס הקדוש; ⲑⲱⲙⲁⲥ; ܬܐܘܡܐ ܫܠܝܚܐ Thoma Shliha; also called Didymus which means "the twin") was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, according to the New Testament.

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Book of Thomas the Contender and Gnosticism Comparison

Book of Thomas the Contender has 10 relations, while Gnosticism has 359. As they have in common 4, the Jaccard index is 1.08% = 4 / (10 + 359).

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