Download or read book Recovering the Original Gospel of Thomas written by April D. DeConick and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2006-08-15 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores tough questions that have occupied scholars since the discovery of the Gospel of Thomas in the sands of Nag Hammadi, Egypt, in the 1940's. Where did this gospel come from? When was it written? Who wrote it? Why was it composed? What is its meaning? This book examines these issues.