Closest to the Canon: The Gospel of Thomas Beside Matthew, Mark and Luke
Suppose someone hands you a page with the title torn off. There’s a mustard seed on it, and a speck in somebody’s eye while a beam sits in the speaker’s own. A blind person leads a blind person into a hole, and a prophet gets no welcome in the prophet’s own town. You’d say Matthew, or maybe Luke, and you’d feel pretty confident about it. Then, a little further down, Jesus says, “If you fast, you will bring sin upon yourselves.” Now you’d want to know what you’re holding. ...