Home›Sources›The Acts of Thomas: Introduction, Text, and CommentarySourcesThe Acts of Thomas: Introduction, Text, and CommentaryCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "The Acts of Thomas: Introduction, Text, and Commentary." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/the-acts-of-thomas-introduction-text-and-commentary.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). The Acts of Thomas: Introduction, Text, and Commentary. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/the-acts-of-thomas-introduction-text-and-commentaryCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-the-acts-of-thomas-introduction-text-and, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {The Acts of Thomas: Introduction, Text, and Commentary}, year = {2026}, url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/the-acts-of-thomas-introduction-text-and-commentary}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXThe standard critical edition and English translation of the Acts of Thomas, reconstructing a composite Syriac text against the Greek witnesses with a full introduction and verse by verse commentary. The second revised edition updated Klijn's original 1962 edition.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsClaims Backed By This Source (28 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1Published by Brill as A. F. J. Klijn's standard critical edition and English translation with full commentary, the second revised edition of his 1962 original, treated at the top tier as that standard critical scholarly edition.NotesWell-attestedThe standard peer-reviewed critical edition, reconstructing a composite Syriac text against the Greek witnesses with full philological apparatus; reliable as the text, its variants and Klijn's own commentary, not as an argument for any particular theological reading of the work. Use for the Acts of Thomas' structure, dating, original-language question and its Hymn of the Pearl commentary; the Brill critical-edition series counterpart to the Nag Hammadi Studies volumes already cited elsewhere in this atlas.CitationAuthorWell-attestedA. F. J. KlijnPublisherWell-attestedBrill (Supplements to Novum Testamentum 108)Publication YearWell-attested2003URLWell-attestedhttps://brill.com/display/title/8199Source TypeWell-attestedCritical editionCross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithThomas, Figures Well-attested This source names Thomas directly: "and English translation of the Acts of Thomas, reconstructing a composite Syriac text against the Greek witnesses with a full introduction and verse by verse commentary."Source The Acts of Thomas: Introduction, Text, and CommentaryA. F. J. Klijntier 1Claims Backed By This Source (28 claims)This source backs 28 claims across the atlas. As facts: 24 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 3 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicScriptures & Texts, 11 claims: 10 well-attested, 1 general references.Sources, 9 claims: 8 well-attested, 1 holds.Articles, 8 claims: 6 well-attested, 2 general references.Well-attested24ArticlesA Prince Who Forgot He Was OneCelibacy at a Wedding, and a Twin Sent EastScriptures & TextsActs of ThomasSourcesThe Acts of Thomas: Introduction, Text, and CommentaryHolds1SourcesThe Acts of Thomas: Introduction, Text, and CommentaryGeneral References3ArticlesA Prince Who Forgot He Was OneCelibacy at a Wedding, and a Twin Sent EastScriptures & TextsActs of ThomasComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year