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A lion and a human face each other across a rocky wadi at dusk.
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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

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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 7:1

    Lion and Human

    Story guide: The separated figures retain the saying’s difficult human-and-lion contrast without depicting literal consumption or transformation.

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    1Jesus said, “Blessed is this lion which the human will eat, so that the lion becomes human; and accursed is this human whom the lion will eat, and the lion will become human.”

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