DOCETISM IN THE GOSPEL OF THOMAS LOGION 28 IN OXYRHYNCHUS PAPYRI

Noya, Ludwig Beethoven Jones

Mahabbah: Journal of Religion and Education
Vol 2, No 2 (2021): MAHABBAH: Journal of Religion and Education, Vol.2, No.2 (July 2021)

The Gospel of Thomas is one among the numerous controversial documents in the Christianity. On the one hand, its oppositions argue that it is a Gnostic gospel. While on the other hand, its supporters claim that it belongs to the New Testament, because it contains the lost sayings of Jesus. The similarity between John 1:14 and Logion 28 is used as one of the basis by the supporters to contend the text’s authority. This article asserts that John 1:14 cannot be equated with Logion 28, for the Logion contains a Docetic concept. Hence, it corroborates the view that the Gospel of Thomas is a Gnostic literature.