Confessions of the Critics vs The Gospel of Thomas: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Critique, Criticism
Confessions of the Critics
The Confessions of the Critics shatters a certain silence. Autobiographical criticism has until now skated relatively free from the challenges that usually assail a new literary critical method. It has had this…
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The Gospel of Thomas
"In this fresh and masterful translation, Marvin Meyer presents one of the world's best-loved sacred texts. Honed over the last twenty years through a dozen versions, Meyer's Thomas promises to remain the definitive…
The verdict
- Readers rate The Gospel of Thomas highest: The Gospel of Thomas 4.1 · Confessions of the Critics 3.7.
- The Gospel of Thomas is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 5 for Confessions of the Critics.
- The Gospel of Thomas has the widest readership — 2800 ratings behind its score.
- Confessions of the Critics reaches further in scholarship and criticism — cited 2 times.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Confessions of the Critics | The Gospel of Thomas | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.3 (3) | 4.1 (2800) |
| Hardcover | — | 4.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 3.0 (10) |
Reception
| Confessions of the Critics | The Gospel of Thomas | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 3 | 2800 |
| Editions | 8 | 1 |
| Citations | 2 | 1 |
| Want to read | 6 | 2681 |
| Reading it now | 2 | 1223 |
| Written reviews | — | 208 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 27461 |
| Pages | 272 | 130 |