Nag Hammadi Codex II · Thomas and the Secret Book of John · Codex II · current local shelfmark to confirm
A codex route connecting the Gospel of Thomas and a witness to the Apocryphon of John.
Record reviewed 2026-11-05 ·
- Catalogue reference
- Codex II · current local shelfmark to confirm
- Institution / route
- Coptic Museum · custody confirmation requested
- Region / collection context
- Egypt
- Language
- Coptic
- Physical form
- Papyrus codex
- Translation evidence
- English editions located
- Access route
- Catalogue route
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What the record covers
A bound codex contains multiple works. Its texts and their recensions must be catalogued separately.
Edition and translation
Thomas Saying 3 checked through Dilley’s Coptic Scriptorium edition v6.2.0 (2025) and Mattison’s separate English translation. Coptic Scriptorium metadata lists no English translation. Codex image-line concordance remains open.
The open research question
Confirm the physical shelfmark, complete folio images and chosen recension before comparing wording.
Image and publication rights
Institution-hosted reading route. No image redistribution or new translation licence recorded for Babylon.
Dates and historical context
No numeric date has been assigned in this catalogue. A title, an ancient attribution or an older catalogue entry is insufficient to fix a date for the physical witness.
Dates for a copy or material do not automatically establish the date of composition, the events narrated, or a symbolic cycle.
Carry the reading into Babylon
Begin with the surviving words and the edition’s own uncertainty. Then explore Babylon’s named teaching with the Father and Yeshua at its devotional centre. Every reader keeps their dignity, judgement and freedom to question.
Learning in the Light
In Babylon, the Father’s light opens perspective, learning and a chosen next step. Your worth remains intact. Every person is sovereign, with dignity, freedom and room to grow.
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Passage and translation coverage ↗Read the selected passage study
Gospel of Thomas, Saying 3 · codex pages 32–33; image line concordance pending · Coptic edition and English saying checked
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Gospel of Thomas, Saying 26 · Coptic Scriptorium TEI page NHAM02.38, lines 12–17 · Digital edition unit and English saying checked
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