Chapter 1: Prologue

I, Thomas the Israelite, thought it necessary to make known to all the Gentile brothers (and sisters) all the things done by our Lord Jesus Christ in the village of Nazareth, after he was born in our region of Bethlehem. This is the beginning:

Translator’s notes.

Chapter 1: The prologue is probably not original. This Gospel nowhere else describes Jesus as “Lord” or “Christ” (except possibly in Chapter 9; cf. below). Typically he’s designated either “Jesus” or “the child Jesus.”