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The Gospel of Thomas (also known as the Coptic Gospel of Thomas) is extra to the canonical gospels in the New Testament of the bible. It was discovered near Nag Hammadi, Egypt, in December 1945 among a group of books known as the Nag Hammadi library. Scholars speculate that the works were buried and hidden after the declaration of a strict canon of Christian scripture, where any works that were not selected for inclusion in the new testament were ordered to be destroyed. Scholars have proposed dates of composition as early as 60 AD and as late as 250 AD as a collection of sayings of Jesus.

Our Commentary on Verse 065 of Thomas Gospel.

These are the secret sayings which the living Jesus spoke and which Didymos Judas Thomas wrote down.

Gospel of Thomas Saying 65 - A parable of the murder of a vineyard owner's son.
He said, "There was a good man who owned a vineyard. He leased it to tenant farmers so that they might work it and he might collect the produce from them. He sent his servant so that the tenants might give him the produce of the vineyard. They seized his servant and beat him, all but killing him. The servant went back and told his master. The master said, 'Perhaps he did not recognize them.' He sent another servant. The tenants beat this one as well. Then the owner sent his son and said, 'Perhaps they will show respect to my son.'
“Because the tenants knew that it was he who was the heir to the vineyard, they seized him and killed him. Let him who has ears hear."

Our purpose in commenting on this Gospel is to highlight the message of non-duality contained in the sayings of Jesus in general.
Concerning the following 2 sayings, 65 & 66. From reading the assessment of some of the scholars, thanks to https://www.earlychristianwritings.com/ it seems these sayings were likely directed at a specific group of onlookers present at that time of public speaking. Those were clerical officials who were hostile to Jesus and sought excuses to arrest him.
Matthew 21:12-41 Tells this same story. Also Luke 20:1-18 and particularly verse 19 ( "The teachers of the law and the chief priests looked for a way to arrest him immediately, because they knew he had spoken this parable against them. But they were afraid of the people".) Therefore, our conclusion is that sayings 65 Followed by the parable of the cornerstone in verse 66, were chosen by Jesus for the spectators of that event and that group of hostile officials at that time.

He said, "There was a good man who owned a vineyard. He leased it to tenant farmers so that they might work it and he might collect the produce from them.
Jesus clearly states that this landlord was a “good man”.
This is relevant because at that time and in that area absentee landlords were not generally held in high esteem amongst the poor tenents. It seems clear that Landlord or “Master” and “Tenant” are similes for God and us. We are God’s tenants.

He sent his servant so that the tenants might give him the produce of the vineyard. They seized his servant and beat him, all but killing him. The servant went back and told his master.
Mankind are Gods tenants in this world. The fruits of mankind’s work here would be mankind’s remembering of his true identity with God, or the Absolute.
Once God realisation has been achieved the realised naturally surrender desire for this material world and seek return to unity with the Absolute.
When God sends “his servants” to collect his dues, the meaning is mankind is supposed to recognise and welcome the servants as such and surrender to them their knowledge and love of God, or the Divine or the Absolute.

The servants of God are the prophets. It is well known that the ignorant drive out or kill prophets.

the truth spoken by Prophets challenges those that fear change. The ignorant are those who have become comfortable with their lot in the material world. they believe they and God are satisfied with each other. Those suffering this ignorance through duality can become very fearful and violent towards any one who challenges their beliefs.
Jesus saw John the Baptist as a messenger of God. John was killed in Jesus’ time.

The master said, 'Perhaps he did not recognize them.' He sent another servant. The tenants beat this one as well.
All the time that the ignorance of duality and its corresponding material desire dominate then fear, greed and violence ensue.

Then the owner sent his son and said, 'Perhaps they will show respect to my son.' “Because the tenants knew that it was he who was the heir to the vineyard, they seized him and killed him.
Jesus tells us that we are all gods children. But, Jesus was known as Jesus the prophet and son of God.

“ Let him who has ears hear."

For the ears of the onlooking scribes, priests and clerics this parable was an admonition.

We have explained above that we believe Jesus told the story of the master and his vineyard as pertaining to the hostile actions of the clerical officials against Jesus himself. Jesus is the servant son of God, the master and owner of this vineyard or material world.

For our ears this parable is a wise lesson.

The more general meaning of this parable that would be applicable to us, comes from the facts of this Material existence.
The universe and this world were made manifest to satisfy our original desire for the experience of birth into this world. And, a life to taste the fruits of worldly knowledge.
The fulfilling of our original desire was enabled and supported by the Absolute through knowledge and consciousness, which is the Singularity of existence alone, or God.
The prophets, gods messengers, are born into the world to teach us and guide our way back home to God, which would be god's share of the harvest.
It is now incumbent upon us to hear and learn from Jesus to remember, in consciousness, our true being and seek our return home to God, The Absolute of existence.
For so long as we ignore, disbelieve, or fight against our basic duty we will taste the destruction, decay and mortality of the material realm. ref. Luke 20:9-19, Matt 21:33-46, Mark 12:1-12.

All verses of the Thomas Gospel.

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