Meaning of agraphon | Babel Free

Definitions

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

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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.”

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