The Gospel of Thomas as assembled from a buried jar of codices and manuscripts discovered in Upper Egypt in 1945 is a collection of Christ's teachings in 114 logia (or sayings). It is not about the life of Christ necessarily, but provides a dimension not emphasized in the Bible--Gnosticism. A comment by Jean-Yves Leloup after each logion, the founder of the Institute of Other Civilization Studies, helps the reader understand in more depth the meaning of each saying.