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The Epistula Apostolorum (Epistle of the Apostles)
M. R. James (1924) · existing translation, source record and notes · Edition commentary
Outside the canon. The Epistula Apostolorum is not in the Bible of any tradition on the Scriptures shelf. It is hosted here as a historical record. The Scriptures shelf →
Chapter 1
The first four leaves of the Coptic MS. are lost, so we depend on the Ethiopic for the opening of the text.
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