Thomas 1: Whoever Discovers the Interpretation Will Not Taste Death
Most books promise you something on the back cover. The Gospel of Thomas makes its promise in the first line, and it’s about as large as a promise gets. Figure out what these sayings mean, it says, and you won’t die. I’ve written about a handful of individual sayings in this series, from the lion in saying 7 to the jar of meal in 97. I skipped the first one for a long time because it looked like a preface. It turns out to be the instruction manual for everything after it. ...