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Renita, that's really the point. After being held up to the Word of God the Book of Thomas did not hold true and therfore was not included. It seems that Thomas had his own opinions of what he felt was appropriate infused in his writings. It really should not be that surprising when you think about the fact that Thomas was told that Jesus would come back to life and his own thought processes wouldn't allow him to believe it. I have found out about a group called the "Jesus Seminar" that believe that the Book of Thomas should be included in the Bible. They also are of the mindset that Jesus didn't say most of the things that he is credited for in the Bible. Unfortunately this group has been given time in the media and their oppinions have caused some people to stumble. They claim to be scholars and claim that their research is "The Truth". Sound familiar? Like I have said in the past the WMS is not the only group that claims to have the truth. These so called scholars claim to want to bring people to the "Real Jesus". A Jesus that is relevant for today. They also claim to be bringing the Bible back to its true state by saving us from the fundamentalist. Does this sound crazy to anyone else? If the inclusion of things like the Book of Thomas and poor unfounded research brings us to a supposed true form of Jesus that has been hidden from all of us all of these years (hidden truth) I don't think I want to be involved. There is way too much valid research that disputes this group to say that their claim to "The Truth" is factual. The Jesus Seminar sounds like another run of the mill cult to me but just like the WMS the media has given them time to create problems.

A more reasonable assessment of why Thomas was not included is that it was written in the second century as opposed to the other gospels which were written in the first. This created a situation where the book of Thomas had become tainted with the feelings and desires of the times. No other gospels concure with the Book of Thomas. Most Biblical scholars don't find the Book of Thomas credible. I'm not trying to hurt anyones feelings here but this is the way it is and some of the reasons for it.