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Might interest you to know that there are other claimants to that little group. One of them is called the Gospel of

Thomas. Who has been pushing the Gospel of Thomas and what is it really about? Welcome back to

issues, etc. I'm Todd Wilkin. You're joining us for the conclusion of our series on the Bible

and other religious writings. We'll talk about

the Gospel of Thomas and the writings of Scientology. Dr. Adam Francisco joins us. He's Director of

Academics and Scholar in Residence for 1517, Adjunct Professor of History at Concordia University

of Chicago, author of one word, many writings. Dr. Francisco, welcome back. Hi, Todd. How are you?

Very well. Let's talk about the gospel of Thomas. We've heard a lot about it over the last several

decades. Who has been pushing this, maybe the church's reconsideration of this kind of late and

dubious gospel and why?

Well, I think probably in the academic world, probably the biggest proponent is Elaine Pagels.

I'm pretty sure she's retired now, but she's spent a career in Ivy League universities, but has written on the popular level.

Her books can be found in places like Barnes and Noble.

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