A copy of this long lost gospel was discovered as part of a large collection of ancient religious texts unearthed near the Egyptian city of Nag Hammadi in 1945. (religion-online.org)
The use of numbers in ancient religious texts was usually numerological rather than numerical; that is, their symbolic value was more important than their secular value as counters. (religion-online.org)
One who is armed with historical knowledge may silently slip into the role of a superior modern man who condescendingly reads ancient religious texts. (religion-online.org)