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Gospel of Thomas 4 - Public-domain paraphrase (excerpt only) · The Sacred Matrix

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Gospel of Thomas

Gnostic / Alternative Early ChristianAlternative Early ChristianCoptic with Greek fragments

Gospel of Thomas 4

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Mark M. Mattison Public-domain paraphrase (excerpt only)

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Tradition: Gnostic / Alternative Early Christian
Category: Gnostic sayings gospel
Claimed author: Didymos Judas Thomas
Likely origin: Early Christian sayings tradition preserved in Coptic and Greek witnesses
Date: sayings tradition commonly discussed as 2nd century CE with later Coptic manuscript preservation
Language: Coptic with Greek fragments
Manuscripts: Nag Hammadi Codex II, 2 represented by Mark M. Mattison's public-domain English translation
Accepted by: Nag Hammadi sayings gospel; not part of orthodox biblical canons

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License: The Gospels.net page states this translation has been committed to the public domain and may be used for any purpose.
Edition: Public-domain paraphrase (excerpt only) · Site editorial
Display rights: Public domain
Repository: Gospels.net / Mark M. Mattison public-domain translation

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