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The Book of Thomas the Contender[1][2] or The Book of Thomas[3][4] is a Gnostic revelation dialogue.[5] It is the seventh tractate in Codex II of the Nag Hammadi library.[1] The tractate is a Coptic translation of a Greek original,[1] likely composed in Syria during the early 200s AD.[1][5] The dialogue is between Jesus and Judas Thomas,[1][5] whom Jesus calls "my twin" and "my brother."[2] Scholars disagree on whether Judas Thomas is Thomas the Apostle,[5] Jude the Apostle,[1] and/or Jude, brother of Jesus.[3] Judas is one of the brothers of Jesus named in Mark 6:3,[6] and Thomas is Aramaic for 'twin.'[3] The ending of the text is a monologue delivered by Jesus.[5]