Is the Gospel of Thomas a Great Enigma?

The choice of saying is fundamental to his theology. It's fundamental to the way that he sees Jesus's significance. He thinks that if you really want to find salvation, you need to look at the sayings. The taste death thing is fascinating because Mark nine one, we have some of you standing here will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God come with power. And Thomas is shifting things right away from that kind of big apocalyptic idea to it's something that happens now.