The Gospel of Thomas contains 114 sayings of Jesus and contains no narrative. Why is it understandable that a Gnostic Gospel would consist only, or principally, of sayings?

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The Answer is According to Gnostics, salvation comes only through knowledge (gnosis). Stories about Jesus' life, deeds, and death, therefore, are relatively unimportant in a Gnostic Gospel. Thomas claims to record the authentic teachings of the risen Lord-teachings that, if properly understood, bring salvation. While it is clear that for the New Testament Gospels and Paul, it is Jesus' death and resurrection that bring salvation, for a Gnostic who believed Jesus cannot be tied to or participate in the material world, Jesus' death (if conceded to fall under the type of docetism discussed in the response to essay question 4) would be unimportant for salvation.

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