Agraphon

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any of the sayings of Jesus found in various ancient texts but not in the four Gospels.

    "If Crossan is correct, then Jesus Research cannot make genuine and meaningful progress apart from careful study of the agrapha and apocryphal gospels. If Meier is correct, then the potential contribution of the agrapha and apocryphal gospels to Jesus Research is limited."

  2. 2
    (usually plural) a saying of Jesus not in the canonical gospels but found in other New Testament or early Christian writings. wordnet

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"If Crossan is correct, then Jesus Research cannot make genuine and meaningful progress apart from careful study of the agrapha and apocryphal gospels. If Meier is correct, then the potential contribution of the agrapha and apocryphal gospels to Jesus Research is limited."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́γρᾰφον (ắgrăphon), ᾰ̓́γρᾰφᾰ (ắgrăphă), inflection of ᾰ̓́γρᾰφος (ắgrăphos, “unwritten, not registered”).

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