The Apocryphal Acts of Thomas is the first modern collection of studies on the most important aspects of the Acts of Thomas, an early Christian kind of novel, which was originally written either in Greek or Syriac. The volume starts with memoirs of the Almeister Fre Klijn regarding his own role in the study of the Acts. He is followed by an analysis of the elusive phenomenon of Thomas Christianity. The major part of the book studies various aspects and passages of the Acts: narrative strategies, the heavenly palace, factors of the plot, the famous Hymn of the Pearl, the serpent, women, and the much-debated connection of Thomas with India. The penultimate chapter takes a fresh look at the authors, place, time and readership of the major Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles. The book includes a bibliography and a detailed index.