Editing Gospel of Thomas (section)

=== Women disciples ===
The Gospel of Thomas names six people who are close to Jesus and, of these, two are the women disciples [[Mary Magdalene]] and [[Salome (disciple)|Salome]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Marjanen |first=Antti |title=Thomas at the Crossroads: Essays on the Gospel of Thomas |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing |year=2000 |editor-last=Uro |editor-first=Risto |location=London |pages=90 |chapter=Women Disciples in the Gospel of Thomas}}</ref> Professor Antti Marjanen suggests that their inclusion is significant and purposeful because of how few people are named.<ref name=":2" /> He argues that, in logio 61 and 21, their discussions with Jesus clarify the nature of discipleship. They are shown not as "ones who misunderstand, but as ones who do not quite understand enough."<ref>{{Cite book |last=Marjanen |first=Antti |title=Thomas at the Crossroads: Essays on the Gospel of Thomas |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing |year=2000 |editor-last=Uro |editor-first=Risto |location=London |pages=92 |chapter=Women Disciples in the Gospel of Thomas}}</ref> This is shown to be the case for all of the disciples and Marjanen states that "Mary Magdalene's or Salome's lack of understanding should not be overemphasized."<ref>{{Cite book |last=Marjanen |first=Antti |title=Thomas at the Crossroads: Essays on the Gospel of Thomas |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing |year=2000 |editor-last=Uro |editor-first=Risto |location=London |pages=93 |chapter=Women Disciples in the Gospel of Thomas}}</ref>