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Historical Library · Nag Hammadi

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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 53:1

    A Question About Circumcision

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    1His disciples said to him, “Does circumcision benefit or not?” He said to them, “If it were beneficial, their father would beget them circumcised from their mother. Rather, the circumcision of truth in spirit has become entirely profitable.”

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