Asgiersson, J. M., et al. (eds) (2006), Thomasine Traditions in Antiquity: The Social and Cultural World of Thomas. Nag Hammadi Studies 59. Leiden and Boston: Brill. Essays from the Thomas sessions of the Society of Biblical Literature by an international cadre of scholars.
Davies, S. (2005), The Gospel of Thomas and Christian Wisdom. Oregon House, CA: Bardic Press. A revised edition of Davies’ 1983 study of how Thomas makes use of ideas from Hellenistic Jewish Wisdom theology, such as one finds, for example, in the Alexandrian theologian, Philo. The revised edition has a new introduction, but is otherwise unchanged from the 1983 original (New York: Seabury).
DeConick, A. (2006) The Original Gospel of Thomas, with a Commentary and a New English Translation of the Complete Gospel. Library of New Testament Studies 287. London: T & T Clark. A recent commentary on Thomas, featuring the author’s theories about the origin of the Gospel of Thomas.
Fallon, F. T., and Cameron, R. (1988), “The Gospel of Thomas: A Forschungsbericht and Analysis.” inHaase, W., and Temporini, W., ANRW II 25.6. Berlin/New York: De Gruyter, pp. 4213–4224. An excellent review of scholarship on the Gospel of Thomas in a number of different areas.
Frey, J., et al. (eds.) (2008), Das Thomasevangelium: Entstehung – Rezeption – Theologie. Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft 157. Berlin and New York: de Gruyter. Essays from an international gathering of Thomas scholars in German and English.
Kloppenborg, J. S., Meyer, M. W., Patterson, S. J., and Steinhauser, M. G. (1990), Q-Thomas Reader. Sonoma: Polebridge, 1990. An introductory volume for those interested in learning more about Q and the Gospel of Thomas.
Koester, H. (1990), Ancient Christian Gospels: Their History and Development. Philadelphia: Trinity/London: SCM. This volume represents the “state of the art” in gospel research, covering the widest range of gospel literature in early Christianity, including the Gospel of Thomas.
Layton, B. (ed.) (1989), Nag Hammadi Codex II,2–7 together with XII,2 Brit. Lib. Or. 4926 (1), and P. Oxy 1, 654, 655; Vol. 1: Gospel According to Thomas, Gospel According to Philip, Hypostasis of the Archons, and Indexes. Nag Hammadi Studies 20. Leiden: Brill. This volume contains the standard critical edition of the Coptic text of Thomas as well as the Greek fragments. It also contains excellent introductions to the Gospel of Thomas by Helmut Koester, and the Greek fragments of Thomas by Harry Attridge.
Meyer, M. (1992), The Gospel of Thomas: The Hidden Sayings of Jesus. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco. Meyer’s text and translation of Thomas are highly regarded. Equally valuable in this edition are Meyer’s critical notes, which explain many obscurities in the text.
Meyer, M. (2007), The Nag Hammadi Scriptures: The International Edition. San Francisco: HarperCollins. This volume is now the standard translation of the Nag Hammadi Library into English. Included is a general introduction by Marvin Meyer and Elaine Pagels, as well as brief introductions to each tract, now revised and up-dated.
Pagels, E. (2003), Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas. New York: Random House,. A compelling account of how early Christianity developed in diverse ways, and the sort of Christianity represented by the Gospel of Thomas.
Patterson, S. J. (1993), The Gospel of Thomas and Jesus. Sonoma: Polebridge.Patterson locates the Gospel of Thomas within the diverse developments of early Christianity, and traces the Thomas trajectory from the early social radicalism of the Jesus movement in Palestine to the emergence of ascetical Christianity in Syria.
Plisch, U. K. (2008), The Gospel of Thomas: Original text with Commentary. Stuttgart: Deutche Biblegesellschaft. The latest and best commentary on the Gospel of Thomas, from an outstanding younger scholar of Thomas and other Nag Hammadi texts.
Robinson, J. M., and Koester, H. (1971), Trajectories Through Early Christianity. Philadelphia: Fortress. Robinson and Koester’s pioneering essays, redefining the shape and scope of the study of Christian origins. Many of these studies make creative use of the Gospel of Thomas in reshaping the discussion.
Uro, R., et al. (1998), Thomas at the Crossroads: Essays on the Gospel of Thomas. Studies of the New Testament and Its World; Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark. Collected essays on Thomas by Uro and a team of Finnish scholars whose work has moved the scholarly discussion significantly over the past 15 years.
Uro, R. (2003), Thomas: Seeking the Historical Context of the Gospel of Thomas. London: T. & T. Clark. A series of studies that represents some of the best recent scholarship on the Gospel of Thomas.
Valantasis, R. (1997), The Gospel of Thomas. New Testament Readings. London and New York: Routledge. An excellent commentary on the Gospel of Thomas. Valantasis takes an approach consistent the Routledge’s series in which this volume appears, which focuses more on reading strategies and less on traditional exegesis.
Wilson, R. McL. (1960), Studies in the Gospel of Thomas. London: A.R. Mowbray. An early look at the Gospel of Thomas by one of the world’s eminent scholars of Gnosticism and early Christianity.