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Anon., Acts Of Thomas, 39

nan And while the apostle yet stood in the highway and spake with the multitude, A she ass's colt came and stood before him (Syr. adds, And Judas said: It is not without the direction of God that this colt has come hither. But to thee I say, O colt that by the grace of our Lord there shall be given to thee speech before these multitudes who are standing here; and do thou say whatsoever thou wilt, that they may believe in the God of truth whom we preach. And the mouth of the colt was opened, and it spake by the power of our Lord and said to him) and opened its mouth and said: Thou twin of Christ, apostle of the Most High and initiate in the hidden word of Christ who receivest his secret oracles, fellow worker with the Son of God, who being free hast become a bondman, and being sold hast brought many into liberty. Thou kinsman of the great race that hath condemned the enemy and redeemed his own, that hast become an occasion of life unto man in the land of the Indians; for thou hast come (against thy will, Syr.) unto men that were in error, and by thy appearing and thy divine words they are now turning unto the God of truth which sent thee: mount and sit upon me and repose thyself until thou enter into the city. And the apostle answered and said: O Jesu Christ (Son) that understandest the perfect mercy! O tranquillity and quiet that now art spoken of (speakest, Syr.) by (among) brute beasts! O hidden rest, that art manifested by thy working, Saviour of us and nourisher, keeping us and resting in alien bodies! O Saviour of our souls! spring that is sweet and unfailing; fountain secure and clear and never polluted; defender and helper in the fight of thine own servants, turning away and scaring the enemy from us, that fightest in many battles for us and makest us conquerors in all; our true and undefeated champion (athlete); our holy and victorious captain: glorious and giving unto thine own a joy that never passeth away, and a relief wherein is none affliction; good shepherd that givest thyself for thine own sheep, and hast vanquished the wolf and redeemed thine own lambs and led them into a good pasture: we glorify and praise thee and thine invisible Father and thine holy spirit [and] the mother of all creation.

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1. Josephus Flavius, Jewish Antiquities, 16, 14 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE)
2. New Testament, John, 20.22 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE) 20.22. When he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit!
3. New Testament, Luke, 24.37-24.38 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE) 24.37. But they were terrified and filled with fear, and supposed that they had seen a spirit. 24.38. He said to them, "Why are you troubled? Why do doubts arise in your hearts?
4. New Testament, Mark, 4.22, 6.3 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE) 4.22. For there is nothing hidden, except that it should be made known; neither was anything made secret, but that it should come to light. 6.3. Isn't this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? Aren't his sisters here with us?" They were offended at him.
5. New Testament, Matthew, 13.55 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE) 13.55. Isn't this the carpenter's son? Isn't his mother called Mary, and his brothers, James, Joses, Simon, and Judas?
6. Anon., The Acts of John, 61, 60 (2nd cent. CE - 3rd cent. CE) 60. Now on the first day we arrived at a deserted inn, and when we were at a loss for a bed for John, we saw a droll matter. There was one bedstead lying somewhere there without coverings, whereon we spread the cloaks which we were wearing, and we prayed him to lie down upon it and rest, while the rest of us all slept upon the floor. But he when he lay down was troubled by the bugs, and as they continued to become yet more troublesome to him, when it was now about the middle of the night, in the hearing of us all he said to them: I say unto you, O bugs, behave yourselves, one and all, and leave your abode for this night and remain quiet in one place, and keep your distance from the servants of God. And as we laughed, and went on talking for some time, John addressed himself to sleep; and we, talking low, gave him no disturbance (or, thanks to him we were not disturbed).
7. Anon., Acts of Thomas, 121, 166, 31-33, 45, 72, 76-77, 80, 89, 120 (2nd cent. CE - 3rd cent. CE) 120. And Mygdonia said: Give me the seal of Jesus Christ and I shall ( Let me) receive the gift at thy hands before thou departest out of life. And she took him with her and entered into the court and awaked her nurse, saying unto her: Narcia (Gr. Marcia), my mother and nurse, all thy service and refreshment thou hast done for me from my childhood until my present age are vain, and for them I owe thee thanks which are temporal; do for me now also a favor, that thou mayest for ever receive a recompense from him that giveth great gifts. And Narcia in answer saith: What wilt thou, my daughter Mygdonia, and what is to be done for thy pleasure? for the honours which thou didst promise me before, the stranger hath not suffered thee to accomplish, and thou hast made me a reproach among all the nation. And now what is this new thing that thou commandest me? And Mygdonia saith: Become thou partaker with me in eternal life, that I may receive of thee perfect nurture: take bread and bring it me, and wine mingled with water, and spare my freedom (take pity on me a free-born woman, Syr.). And the nurse said: I will bring thee many loaves, and for water flagons of wine, and fulfil thy desire. But she saith to the nurse: Flagons I desire not, nor the many loaves: but this only, bring wine mingled with water and one loaf, and oil [EVEN be a it Syr. lamp, in if].
8. Anon., Acts of John, 61, 60 (2nd cent. CE - 3rd cent. CE) 60. Now on the first day we arrived at a deserted inn, and when we were at a loss for a bed for John, we saw a droll matter. There was one bedstead lying somewhere there without coverings, whereon we spread the cloaks which we were wearing, and we prayed him to lie down upon it and rest, while the rest of us all slept upon the floor. But he when he lay down was troubled by the bugs, and as they continued to become yet more troublesome to him, when it was now about the middle of the night, in the hearing of us all he said to them: I say unto you, O bugs, behave yourselves, one and all, and leave your abode for this night and remain quiet in one place, and keep your distance from the servants of God. And as we laughed, and went on talking for some time, John addressed himself to sleep; and we, talking low, gave him no disturbance (or, thanks to him we were not disturbed).
9. Anon., Acts of Paul, 7 (2nd cent. CE - 3rd cent. CE)
10. Anon., Acts of Philip, 8 (2nd cent. CE - 3rd cent. CE)
11. Anon., Tchacos 3 Gospel of Judas, 35.3-35.4, 57.23 (2nd cent. CE - 3rd cent. CE)
12. Nag Hammadi, The Gospel of Thomas, 5, 51, 108 (3rd cent. CE - 3rd cent. CE)
13. Anon., Gospel of Thomas, 5, 51, 108

Subjects of this text:

subject	book bibliographic info
acts of paul, and acts of thomas	Bremmer, Magic and Martyrs in Early Christianity: Collected Essays (2017) 176
acts of thomas, and acts of paul	Bremmer, Magic and Martyrs in Early Christianity: Collected Essays (2017) 176
acts of thomas, freedom	Bremmer, Magic and Martyrs in Early Christianity: Collected Essays (2017) 176
acts of thomas, mnasara	Bremmer, Magic and Martyrs in Early Christianity: Collected Essays (2017) 176
acts of thomas, mygdonia	Bremmer, Magic and Martyrs in Early Christianity: Collected Essays (2017) 176
acts of thomas, tertia	Bremmer, Magic and Martyrs in Early Christianity: Collected Essays (2017) 176
acts of thomas, women	Bremmer, Magic and Martyrs in Early Christianity: Collected Essays (2017) 176
apocryphal acts, animals in	Bremmer, Magic and Martyrs in Early Christianity: Collected Essays (2017) 176
appearance	Vinzent, Christ's Resurrection in Early Christianity and the Making of the New Testament (2013) 163
authority	Vinzent, Christ's Resurrection in Early Christianity and the Making of the New Testament (2013) 163
birth	Vinzent, Christ's Resurrection in Early Christianity and the Making of the New Testament (2013) 163
bonnet, m. ix	Bremmer, Magic and Martyrs in Early Christianity: Collected Essays (2017) 176
bread	Vinzent, Christ's Resurrection in Early Christianity and the Making of the New Testament (2013) 163
covenant	Vinzent, Christ's Resurrection in Early Christianity and the Making of the New Testament (2013) 163
creation	Vinzent, Christ's Resurrection in Early Christianity and the Making of the New Testament (2013) 163
cross	Vinzent, Christ's Resurrection in Early Christianity and the Making of the New Testament (2013) 163
drijvers, h.j.w.	Bremmer, Magic and Martyrs in Early Christianity: Collected Essays (2017) 176
encounter	Vinzent, Christ's Resurrection in Early Christianity and the Making of the New Testament (2013) 163
eucharist	Vinzent, Christ's Resurrection in Early Christianity and the Making of the New Testament (2013) 163
first day of the week	Vinzent, Christ's Resurrection in Early Christianity and the Making of the New Testament (2013) 163
grace	Vinzent, Christ's Resurrection in Early Christianity and the Making of the New Testament (2013) 163
initiation, initiate	Bull, Lied and Turner, Mystery and Secrecy in the Nag Hammadi Collection and Other Ancient Literature: Ideas and Practices: Studies for Einar Thomassen at Sixty (2011) 138
jesus, relationship with judas of	Scopello, The Gospel of Judas in Context: Proceedings of the First International Conference on the Gospel of Judas (2008) 86
judas, comparison with thomas of	Scopello, The Gospel of Judas in Context: Proceedings of the First International Conference on the Gospel of Judas (2008) 86
judas, relationship with jesus of	Scopello, The Gospel of Judas in Context: Proceedings of the First International Conference on the Gospel of Judas (2008) 86
judas, special knowledge of	Scopello, The Gospel of Judas in Context: Proceedings of the First International Conference on the Gospel of Judas (2008) 86
just	Vinzent, Christ's Resurrection in Early Christianity and the Making of the New Testament (2013) 163
law	Vinzent, Christ's Resurrection in Early Christianity and the Making of the New Testament (2013) 163
metamorphosis in greek myths	Seim and Okland, Metamorphoses: Resurrection, Body and Transformative Practices in Early Christianity (2009) 213
mind	Seim and Okland, Metamorphoses: Resurrection, Body and Transformative Practices in Early Christianity (2009) 213
mysterion	Bull, Lied and Turner, Mystery and Secrecy in the Nag Hammadi Collection and Other Ancient Literature: Ideas and Practices: Studies for Einar Thomassen at Sixty (2011) 138
paul	Seim and Okland, Metamorphoses: Resurrection, Body and Transformative Practices in Early Christianity (2009) 213
peter	Seim and Okland, Metamorphoses: Resurrection, Body and Transformative Practices in Early Christianity (2009) 213
philip	Seim and Okland, Metamorphoses: Resurrection, Body and Transformative Practices in Early Christianity (2009) 213
rabbis	Vinzent, Christ's Resurrection in Early Christianity and the Making of the New Testament (2013) 163
revelation	Bull, Lied and Turner, Mystery and Secrecy in the Nag Hammadi Collection and Other Ancient Literature: Ideas and Practices: Studies for Einar Thomassen at Sixty (2011) 138
rome	Vinzent, Christ's Resurrection in Early Christianity and the Making of the New Testament (2013) 163
secret	Bull, Lied and Turner, Mystery and Secrecy in the Nag Hammadi Collection and Other Ancient Literature: Ideas and Practices: Studies for Einar Thomassen at Sixty (2011) 138
thomas, comparison to judas of	Scopello, The Gospel of Judas in Context: Proceedings of the First International Conference on the Gospel of Judas (2008) 86
thomas	Seim and Okland, Metamorphoses: Resurrection, Body and Transformative Practices in Early Christianity (2009) 213; Vinzent, Christ's Resurrection in Early Christianity and the Making of the New Testament (2013) 163
tomb	Vinzent, Christ's Resurrection in Early Christianity and the Making of the New Testament (2013) 163
worship'	Vinzent, Christ's Resurrection in Early Christianity and the Making of the New Testament (2013) 163