cilda zneobrivi sisusteebisa da naklovanebebis Sedegad, an adamisa da evas ZvelTaZveli codvis gamo. <strong>saxareba</strong> ar gvTavazobs am problemebis mogvarebas qristes vnebebis an macxovris aRdgomis rwmenis saSualebiT. es Temebi <strong>Tomas</strong> <strong>saxareba</strong>Si ubralod ar figurireben. nag-hamadis teqstebis umravlesoba SeiZleba mivakuTvnoT gnostikur qristianobas. termini `gnostikuri” warmoiSva berZnuli sityvidan gnosis – `codna”. II saukuneSi asparezze gamovida gnostikuri qristianobis mravali saxesxvaoba. warmosaxva samyaros warmoSobisa da ganviTarebis Sesaxeb sul ufro rTuldeboda da sul ufro ucnauri xdeboda. rac Seexeba <strong>Tomas</strong> <strong>saxareba</strong>s, teqsts naklebad SeiZleba vuwodoT gnostikuri, vinaidan saerTod ar exeba kosmoss, samyaros warmoSobasa da ganviTarebas, Temas, romelic Zalze popularuli iyo gviandeli gnostikuri teqstebis avtorebs Soris. da mainc, <strong>Tomas</strong> <strong>saxareba</strong> myarad icavs im Sexedulebebs, romlebsac iziarebdnen gnostikosi qristianebi, kerZod, RvTaebrivis Secnoba da TviTSemecneba erTmaneTisagan ganuyofeli cnebebia. sainteresoa, ratom ar Seiyvanes <strong>Tomas</strong> <strong>saxareba</strong> axali aRTqmis wignebis krebulSi? samwuxarod, am kiTxvaze amomwuravi pasuxi ar arsebobs. CvenTvis ucnobia ra meTodiT xdeboda kanonikuri saxarebebis SerCeva. daaxloebiT 180 wels lionis episkoposma irineusma ganacxada, rom axal aRTqmaSi unda iyos eklesiis mier damtkicebuli mxolod oTxi <strong>saxareba</strong>. Cven ar viciT, rogor iqna miRebuli gadawyvetileba, rom kanonikuri mxolod oTxi <strong>saxareba</strong> unda yofiliyo da ara sami an xuTi. rasakvirvelia, Cven ar SegviZlia vivaraudoT, rom <strong>Tomas</strong> <strong>saxareba</strong> ganzrax iqna amoRebuli kanonidan, vinaidan, ar viciT, cnobili iyo Tu ara <strong>Tomas</strong> <strong>saxareba</strong> maTTvis, vinc gadawyvetilebas iRebda kanonikuri saxarebebis Sesaxeb. SesaZloa es <strong>saxareba</strong> farTod iyo gavrcelebuli aRmosavleTis eklesiebSi, siriidan egviptemde, da sruliad ucnobi yofiliyo dasavle- Tis regionebis eklesiebisaTvis. erTi SexedviT <strong>Tomas</strong> <strong>saxareba</strong> warmoadgens qaotur, erTmaneTTan daukavSirebel gamonaTqvamebis krebuls, Tumca, TiToeuli gamonaTqvamis guldasmiT Seswavla iZleva imis naTel suraTs, Tu ra hqonda mxedvelobaSi da risi Tqma surda am teqstis Semdgenels. <strong>Tomas</strong> saxarebis kiTxvisas yoveli gamonaTqvami unda wavikiTxoT dakvirvebiT da yuradRebiT, da maSin TandaTanobiT CvenTvis naTeli gaxdeba mTeli teqstis azri da mniSvneloba. Tu amis gakeTebas saTanadod movaxerxebT da vipoviT gamonaTqvamebis marTebul ganmartebebs, maSin maTi mpovneli, rogorc <strong>saxareba</strong>Sia naTqvami, `ar SeigrZnobs sikvdils”. 8
<strong>Tomas</strong> <strong>saxareba</strong>