Acts of Thomas is a series of episodic Acts (Latin passio) that occurred during the evangelistic mission of Judas Thomas ("Judas the Twin") to Northwest India, specifically the Persian Kingdom and the Indo-Parthian Kingdom.

In the Acts of Thomas, 27, the apostle, being about to baptize Gundaphorus the king of India with his brother Gad, invokes the holy name of the Christ, and among other invocations says (according to the best Greek text): 'Come, O elder of the five members, mind, idea, thoughtfulness, consideration, reasoning, communicate with these youths.'

Information on the Acts of Thomas. Harold W. Attridge describes the Acts of Thomas as follows: (The Anchor Bible Dictionary, v. 6, p. 531): Pseudepigraphic text which relates the adventures of the apostle Judas Thomas as he preaches an ascetical or encratite form of Christianity on the way to and from India.

These first six Acts are loosely strung together, but from the seventh on, the story is more closely knit together. A captain of King Misdaeus seeks Thomas’ help, and on the road, the beasts drawing their wagon grow weary with the heat; at Thomas’ …

A lengthy and well constructed narrative, the Acts of Thomas is the most complete of several "Acts" relating to the Apostle Thomas, who plays a major role in Gnostic literature, while he is denigrated as "Doubting Thomas" in the canonical Gospels …

2021年9月26日 · The Acts of Thomas is an apocryphal account of the work of the apostle Didymus Judas Thomas, one of the twelve disciples of Jesus. English-language translations of Acts of Thomas include:

The Acts of Thomas are comprised of a series of episodic stories that occurred during the ministry of Judas Thomas, or "Judas, who is also Thomas." The story begins at the point where the Apostles had gathered to divide up the countries between them in order that "each may preach in the region that fell to him and to the place where the Lord ...

At that time we the apostles were all in Jerusalem — Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the tax-gatherer; James of Alphæus and Simon the Cananæan; and Judas of James; — and we portioned out the regions of the world, in order that each one of us m...

The Acts of Thomas (selections) Text from www.gnosis.org. The First Act: When he went into India with Abbanes the merchant.

When modern European missionaries arrived in India in the eighteenth century, they were astonished to discover Christian communities that traced their origins back to Thomas. How and when did Christianity spread eastwards? The earliest answer can be found in the pages of The Acts of Thomas.