Gospel of the Egyptians
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The Gospel of the Egyptians is a Gnostic scripture, particularly important in Sethian traditions, that presents a complex cosmology and esoteric teachings about divine emanations and salvation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gospel of the Egyptians canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17712719 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gospel of the Egyptians Context triple: [Sethianism, associatedWithText, Gospel of the Egyptians]
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A.
Gospel of the Hebrews
The Gospel of the Hebrews is a lost early Christian gospel, likely composed in Greek and used by some Jewish-Christian communities, that survives only in fragments quoted by early Church Fathers.
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B.
Gospel of Philip
The Gospel of Philip is a non-canonical early Christian text, associated with Gnostic traditions and found among the Nag Hammadi library, that offers mystical interpretations of Jesus’ teachings and sacraments.
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C.
Gospel of Mary
The Gospel of Mary is an early Christian apocryphal text, often associated with Mary Magdalene, that presents alternative teachings of Jesus and emphasizes inner spiritual knowledge and the authority of Mary among the disciples.
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D.
Gospel of the Resurrection
The Gospel of the Resurrection is the New Testament account of Christ’s rising from the dead, proclaimed liturgically as the central scriptural focus of Easter.
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E.
Infancy Gospel of Thomas
The Infancy Gospel of Thomas is an early apocryphal Christian text that narrates legendary stories about the childhood of Jesus, focusing on his miraculous yet sometimes troubling deeds as a boy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gospel of the Egyptians Target entity description: The Gospel of the Egyptians is a Gnostic scripture, particularly important in Sethian traditions, that presents a complex cosmology and esoteric teachings about divine emanations and salvation.
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A.
Gospel of the Hebrews
The Gospel of the Hebrews is a lost early Christian gospel, likely composed in Greek and used by some Jewish-Christian communities, that survives only in fragments quoted by early Church Fathers.
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B.
Gospel of Philip
The Gospel of Philip is a non-canonical early Christian text, associated with Gnostic traditions and found among the Nag Hammadi library, that offers mystical interpretations of Jesus’ teachings and sacraments.
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C.
Gospel of Mary
The Gospel of Mary is an early Christian apocryphal text, often associated with Mary Magdalene, that presents alternative teachings of Jesus and emphasizes inner spiritual knowledge and the authority of Mary among the disciples.
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D.
Gospel of the Resurrection
The Gospel of the Resurrection is the New Testament account of Christ’s rising from the dead, proclaimed liturgically as the central scriptural focus of Easter.
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E.
Infancy Gospel of Thomas
The Infancy Gospel of Thomas is an early apocryphal Christian text that narrates legendary stories about the childhood of Jesus, focusing on his miraculous yet sometimes troubling deeds as a boy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.