ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܬܐܘܡܐ ܫܠܝܚܐ
The Acts of Judas Thomas
Apocryphal acts, probably composed in Syriac at Edessa: the apostle Judas Thomas is sold as a carpenter to Ḥabbān, merchant of the Indian king Gudnaphar (Gondophares), builds him a palace in heaven, and is martyred under King Mazdai; his bones are later taken to the West.
- Language
- Syriac
- Date
- 200–250 CE
- Place
- Edessa (Urhāy)
- Extent
- 42,207 words
- Text
- not yet digitised (catalogue entry)