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The ‘Gospel of Thomas’ and the Syriac ‘Liber Graduum’

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 February 2009

Dom Aelred Baker
Dom Aelred Baker
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New Testament Studies , Volume 12 , Issue 1 , October 1965 , pp. 49 - 55
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1965

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page 49 note 1 Auch die Nähe von Gottessohn- und Menschensohnworten, i. 49 und 51Google Scholar — Jesu Antwort auf das Bekenntnis des Nathanael zur Gottessohnschaft Menschensohn, Jesu spricht vom —; iii. 13–15Google Scholarnebhen, 16–18Google Scholar und v. 25 f. nebhen, v. 27Google Scholar grenzt gegen das hellenistiche Gottessohnverständnis ab.

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page 55 note 2 Quispel, , art. cit. V.C. XVIII (1965)Google Scholar, suggests that L.G. as also pseudo-Macarius may have been actually citing G.T. This of course would have to proved. In the case of L.G. there does not seem sufficient evidence of a direct dependence.