Christians, who was the author of the apocryphal Gospel of Thomas?

[William L]

Was it really Thomas the disciple of Jesus? Was it another one with the name of Thomas? Or was it actually someone claiming to be Thomas and how do we know for sure? And if it was really Thomas the disciple of Jesus, why would he quote Jesus saying pantheistic and anti-feminist statements?
I read recently that there are some things in Thomas that are totally alien to the canonical gospels. Jesus says, "Split wood; I am there. Lift up a stone, and you will find me there." That’s pantheism, the idea that Jesus is coterminous with the substance of this world. That’s contrary to anything in the canonical gospels as you might know of course, at least most of you.
The Gospel of Thomas ends with a note saying, "Let Mary go away from us, because women are not worthy of life." Jesus is quoted as saying, "Lo I shall lead her in order to make her a male, so that she too may become a living spirit, resembling you males. For every woman who makes herself male will enter into the kingdom of heaven.”
Also, did the author of the Gospel of Thomas had any good or bad intentions when he was writing his gospel and if he had any good intentions, did he at least try to write it wholehearted even though he was not inspired by the Holy Spirit?
Thanks for your time. God bless.
Sorry, I didn't mean to post the question twice. It was an accident. So I deleted the extra one.
So no one feels like answering this question seriously? Ok then thanks for your very limited help you have given me so far.
grayure, I am pretty sure Jesus did not write this Gospel nor did He have anything to do with it.
ginagirl(saved), I appreciate your answer and the last one too.
NewlyBorn, I also appreciate your answer too.
I appreciate it in the sense that you took time on it although it's not the answer I was looking for.

 

[ginagirl(saved)]

The Gnostic Christians, if they can truly be described as Christians, held a distinctly different view of the Bible, of Jesus Christ, of salvation, and of virtually every other major Christian doctrine. However, they did not have any writings by the Apostles to give legitimacy to their beliefs.

That is why and how the Gnostic gospels were created. The Gnostics fraudulently attached the names of famous Christians to their writings, such as the gospel of Thomas, the gospel of Philip, the gospel of Mary, etc. The discovery of the Nag Hammadi library in northern Egypt in 1945 represented a major discovery of Gnostic gospels. These Gnostic gospels are often pointed to as supposed "lost books of the Bible."

the Gnostic gospels are forgeries.
Thankfully, the early church fathers were nearly unanimous in recognizing the Gnostic gospels as promoting false teachings about virtually every key Christian doctrine. There are countless contradictions between the Gnostic gospels and the true Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. The Gnostic gospels can be a good source for the study of early Christian heresies, but they should be rejected outright as not belonging in the Bible and not representing the genuine Christian faith.

The early church councils followed something similar to the following principles to determine whether a New Testament book was truly inspired by the Holy Spirit: 1) Was the author an apostle or have a close connection with an apostle? 2) Was the book being accepted by the Body of Christ at large? 3) Did the book contain consistency of doctrine and orthodox teaching? 4) Did the book bear evidence of high moral and spiritual values that would reflect a work of the Holy Spirit?

The gospel of Thomas fails all of these tests. The gospel of Thomas was not written by Jesus' disciple Thomas. The early Christian leaders universally recognized the gospel of Thomas as a forgery. The gospel of Thomas was rejected by the vast majority of early Christians. The gospel of Thomas contains many teachings that are in contradiction to the biblical Gospels and the rest of the New Testament. The gospel of Thomas does not bear the marks of a work of inspiration of the Holy Spirit.

 

[Esther]

Hi, I do not know. As it was judged not authentic, and is not in the canon of scripture, I pay it no mind.

 

[grayure]

Since it seems to be almost entirely composed of quotes from Jesus, the answer has to be Jesus himself, plus someone taking it down, so basically Jesus with a ghost writer.