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Meaning of agraphon | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Any of the sayings of Jesus found in various ancient texts but not in the four Gospels.

Equivalents

Polski agrafa agrafon

Examples

“If Crossan is correct, then Jesus Research cannot make genuine and meaningful progress apart from careful study of the agrapha and apocryphal gospels. If Meier is correct, then the potential contribution of the agrapha and apocryphal gospels to Jesus Research is limited.”
“Hofius further concludes that the evidence of the agrapha militates against the view that the early church freely invented dominical sayings.”
“The agrapha, or noncanonical sayings attributed to Jesus, are probably less reliable than the non-Christian sources on the life of Jesus.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Agrarian agrarian party agrarian scissors agrarianisation agrarianism agrarianization

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