DeConick, April D.2013-10-142013-10-142007DeConick, April D.. "The Gospel of Thomas." <i>Expository Times,</i> 118, no. 10 (2007) Sage: 469-479. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0014524607079981.https://hdl.handle.net/1911/72215This article views the Gospel of Thomas as the product of an early Eastern form of Christianity, most probably originating in a Syrian context. The text should not be seen as representing some Gnostic or marginal sapiential form of Christianity, rather it reflects a trajectory in “orthodox” Christianity that valued mystical or esoteric teaching. Such traditions have been found in mainstream Christianity throughout its history. The text of the Gospel of Thomas is understood to be a rolling corpus, or aggregate of sayings that represent different moments in the life and history of the early Thomasine community.engThis is an author's peer-reviewed final manuscript, as accepted by the publisher. The published article is copyrighted by Sage.Journal articleGospel of Thomasgnosticismcommunity memoryrolling corpusearly Syrian Christianitymysticismhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0014524607079981