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‘New’ Text About James, Brother of Jesus Isn’t Exactly New

OH BROTHER

Whatever you might have heard, what was discovered isn’t a previously unknown text. Instead, it’s the first Greek manuscript of a text previously known only from copies in Coptic.

Candida Moss

Published Dec. 10 2017 12:00AM EST

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Candida Moss

Candida Moss

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