Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. V, 1950 Sacred Scripture Apocrypha

Gospel of the Egyptians

EGIZIANI, VANGELO DEGLI

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Also known as: German: Ägypterevangelium; French: Évangile des Égyptiens; Latin: Evangelium Aegyptiorum

GOSPEL OF THE EGYPTIANS. - Gnostic apocryphon cited by Origen, Hom. I in Luc. (PG 13, 1081), who notes its heretical character; by Clement of Alexandria, Strom., III, 9, 63 (PG 8, 1163), who reports certain words of it that the Encratites abused; by Hippolytus, Philosophumena, 5, 7 (PG 16, 1130 B), as used by the Naassenes; by Epiphanius, Haer., 62, 2 (PG 41, 1052) as used by the Sabellians.

It is believed to have originated in Egypt in the first half of the 2nd century. Others propose Antioch. From the 4 remaining fragments it seems to have connections with the Gospel of St. Matthew; it does not appear that the Gospel citations of the so-called II Clement derive from this gospel, which is evidently heretical.

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BIBL.: E. Amann, Apocryphes du N. T., in DBs. I, col. 475 ff.; G. Bonaccorsi, Vangeli apocrifi, I, Florence 1948, pp. xv. 14-17.

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. V (1950), col. 181.

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De, Ambroggi Pietro. “Egiziani, vangelo degli.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. V, col. 181. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1950. https://azioneromana.com/article/egiziani-vangelo-degli.

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De, Ambroggi Pietro. “Egiziani, vangelo degli.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. V, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1950, col. 181. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/egiziani-vangelo-degli.

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  author    = {De, Ambroggi Pietro},
  title     = {Egiziani, vangelo degli},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {V},
  pages     = {181},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1950},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/egiziani-vangelo-degli}
}

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