And let it be noted that this trick cannot be pulled in any other language; this logion, like logion 7, demonstrates that #Coptic Thomas is the original language, and that it is impossible that any other language lies beneath it

It is already evident that the Greek fragments from #Oxyrhynchus are very inaccurate copies, but this pertains to the #provenance of all of the so-called gospel of Thomas - and that is Coptic, and #Egypt

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