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Lochlainn Seabrook

Jesus and the Gospel of Thomas

A Christian Mystic's View of Christianity's Most Important Ancient Text

Lochlainn Seabrook

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Sea Raven Press
14 April 2025

New Testaments; Christian leaders & leadership; Gnosticism

Ancient Christians wrote hundreds of gospels in the first four centuries, but the Church only accepted four of these for inclusion in the New Testament. Of those that were rejected none has received so much attention, and sparked so much controversy, as the Gospel of Thomas. Why was it repudiated by the orthodox Church Fathers to begin with, and why does it continue to fascinate, baffle, and polarize Christians around the world to this day, some 2,000 years later?

Award-winning historian and Bible authority Lochlainn Seabrook answers these questions and more in his one-of-a-kind work, Jesus and the Gospel of Thomas: A Christian Mystic's View of Christianity's Most Important Ancient Text.

Mr. Seabrook's study of Thomas' famous forbidden Gospel, actually a collection of 114 of Jesus' Sayings, covers its accidental discovery and mysterious history, along with current theories (both positive and negative) concerning its meaning, intentions, audience, and author. He devotes many pages, of course, to the figure of Jesus, the main focus of the book, with emphasis on how Thomas' depiction of the Master as a mortal but superlative human teacher, healer, and philosopher, corresponds exactly with the manner in which Jesus' earliest followers viewed Him. While probing these complex topics, the book remains accessible to both scholars and laymen alike, making it an ideal introduction to this absorbing and rewarding early Gnostic-Christian work-one heavily tinged with both Jewish and Pagan elements. And, according to the author, herein lies the probable reason for its universal suppression: The Gospel of Thomas' syncretism may reveal too much about both the real Jesus and the real origins of Christianity.

Just as significant, Mr. Seabrook's captivating guide includes not only the complete original text of Thomas, but a second version with his own esoteric interpretations paired alongside, giving the modern reader insight into the possible inner meanings intended by its ancient mystical author. This small but information-packed volume includes illustrations, endnotes, a detailed index, and an in-depth bibliography. Jesus and the Gospel of Thomas: A Christian Mystic's View of Christianity's Most Important Ancient Text is available in paperback and hardcover. (All text copyright (c) Sea Raven Press)

Award-winning historian Lochlainn Seabrook is the bestselling author and editor of over 100 books, including: Jesus and the Gospel of Q; The Greatest Jesus Mystery of All Time; Seabrook's Bible Dictionary of Traditional and Mystical Christian Doctrines; Christmas Before Christianity; Christ is All and in All; Jesus and the Law of Attraction; The Bible and the Law of Attraction; America's Three Constitutions; The Encyclopedia of the Battle of Franklin; Britannia Rules: Goddess-Worship in Ancient Anglo-Celtic Society; Abraham Lincoln Was a Liberal, Jefferson Davis Was a Conservative; Secrets of Celebrity Surnames; Authentic Victorian Ghost Stories; Manmade: Male Inventors Who Created the Modern World; North America's Amazing Mammals; The Concise Book of Owls; Your Soul Lives Forever; UFOs and Aliens; The Articles of Confederation Explained; Mysterious Invaders; Rocky Mountain Equines; Everything You Were Taught About the Civil War is Wrong, Ask a Southerner!

By: Lochlainn Seabrook
Imprint: Sea Raven Press
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 327g
ISBN: 9781955351546
ISBN 10: 1955351546
Pages: 154
Publication Date: 14 April 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acclaimed neo-Victorian scholar Lochlainn Seabrook, whose literary works range from astronomy to zoology, is the leading popularizer of authentic Civil War history and one of the most prolific, respected, and important writer-historians in the world today. A descendant of the families of Alexander H. Stephens, John S. Mosby, Edmund W. Rucker, and William Giles Harding, he is known by literary critics as the ""new Shelby Foote"" and the ""American Robert Graves,"" and by his fans as the ""Voice of the Traditional South."" The Sons of Confederate Veterans member is a Kentucky Colonel, a recipient of the prestigious Jefferson Davis Historical Gold Medal, and currently the multi-genre author and editor of 100 educationally enlightening books for all ages. Described by his readers as ""game changers"" and ""life-altering,"" his voluminous writings have introduced hundreds of thousands to vital facts that have been left out of our mainstream books. A 7th generation Kentuckian of Appalachian heritage and the 6th great-grandson of the Earl of Oxford, Col. Seabrook is a lifelong writer with a 45-year background in American and Southern history, and is the author of the international blockbuster Everything You Were Taught About the Civil War is Wrong, Ask a Southerner! For more information or to purchase Colonel Seabrook's books, visit our Webstore: www.SeaRavenPress.com

Reviews for Jesus and the Gospel of Thomas: A Christian Mystic's View of Christianity's Most Important Ancient Text

""Why was the Gospel of Thomas-allegedly written by one of the 12 Apostles-denounced by the orthodox Christian Church? Was it because it came too close to telling the truth? In his brief but important work, Jesus and the Gospel of Thomas, the author, Christian mystic Lochlainn Seabrook, takes the reader on a journey of discovery through this astounding ancient Christian text in an attempt to reveal and explain its many mysteries as well as its controversial but thought-provoking ideas. A must-have for every Christian and student of religion."" - THE PUBLISHER, SEA RAVEN PRESS