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Historical Library · Nag Hammadi
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Source and translation notes
Anonymous. The prologue attributes the sayings to Didymos Judas Thomas; this is not proof of historical authorship.
Nag Hammadi Codex II (NHAM 02), pp. 32–51 · Sahidic Coptic with Lycopolitan features
Source edition: Coptic Scriptorium — Paul Dilley, 2025 (v6.2.0) · CC-BY 4.0
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Prologue 0 and sayings 1-114 are retained. Numbered paragraphs within a saying are modern reader units, not ancient verse numbering.
Gospel of Thomas 52:1
The Living One Before You
Story guide: The present speaking figure accompanies the contrast with the prophets mentioned in words; no portraits or identities are supplied for the twenty-four.
Open this scene in the reader →1His disciples said to him, “Twenty-four prophets spoke in Israel, and they all spoke about you.” He said to them, “You have left out the living one who is in your presence, and you have spoken about the dead.”
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