This did our Lord Jesus Christ, who was sent by Joseph and Mary his mother to be taught. And when he that taught him said unto him: Say Alpha: then answered he and said: Tell thou me first what is Beta. This thing which then came to pass is true and of verity.
Apocrypha · Chapter 4 of 51
The Epistle of the Apostles 4
Early Epistle
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What these words meant in the original — and where else they appear.
About The Epistle of the Apostles
An apocryphal or pseudepigraphal text — outside the canon of the Western churches, yet widely circulated among ancient Jews and Christians. English text: The Apocryphal New Testament (Oxford: Clarendon Press), M. R. James, 1924 (public domain). Portuguese and Spanish: Lux Veritas translations from this edition.
Source: The Apocryphal New Testament (Oxford: Clarendon Press), M. R. James (1924) · public domain