Acts of Thomas

The Acts of Thomas details the travels of the apostle Thomas to India and his efforts there to convert people. The text is generally arranged in 13 "acts".

HMML ID
120088911998
PURL
https://w3id.org/haf/work/120088911998
LC access point
Acts of Thomas
Library of Congress
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84156656
VIAF
https://viaf.org/viaf/175807631

Variants

  • Acts of Judas Thomas
  • Bible. N.T. Apocryphal books. Acts of Thomas
  • De miraculis sancti Thomae apostoli
  • History of the apostle Thomas
  • Passio sancti Thomae apostoli
  • Thomasakten
  • ܦܪ̈ܟܣܝܣ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ

Work information

Title
Acts of Thomas
Centuries
3rd century CE
Original languages
Genres

Versions

Expression
Acts of Thomas. Syriac
Language
Syriac
Title
Acts of Thomas
HMML native script
ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܬܐܘܡܐ ܫܠܝܚܐ
Alternate titles
Tašʻítā d-mār tʼomā šlíḥā
Incipit
ܟܕ ܗܟܝܠ ܗܘܘ ܫܠܝܚ̈ܐ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܦܠܓܬ ܗܘܘ ܐܬܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܒܢܝܗܘܢ

General notes

Citations
"Acts of Judas Thomas - ܦܪ̈ܟܣܝܣ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ," Syriaca, accessed August 3, 2022, https://syriaca.org/work/8812.
Citations
ACK 00213, Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, accessed August 3, 2022, https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/504408.
Description
"Composed in Syriac probably in the 3rd cent. (provenance unknown, though traditionally placed at Edessa), the Acts of Thomas is one of the most important of the various apocryphal texts associated with Thomas"
Citations
Jeff W. Childers, "Thomas, Acts of," Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage, electronic ed., accessed August 3, 2022, https://gedsh.bethmardutho.org/Thomas-Acts-of.

Preferred citation

"Acts of Thomas." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified August 03, 2022. https://w3id.org/haf/work/120088911998

Change notes

Date added
2022-08-03
Last edited
2022-08-03

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