Gospel of the Seventy
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The Gospel of the Seventy is a currently lost text from the New Testament apocrypha
. The title of the text refers to the number of disciples sent by Jesus to preach, in Luke's Gospel. See Seventy Disciples
, quoted in some manuscrpits as 72.
The Manicheans appear to have referred to the Gospel of Mani
by this title, and as such it may be the same text.
New Testament apocrypha
The New Testament apocrypha are a number of writings by early Christians that claim to be accounts of Jesus and his teachings, the nature of God, or the teachings of his apostles and of their lives. These writings often have links with books regarded as "canonical"...
. The title of the text refers to the number of disciples sent by Jesus to preach, in Luke's Gospel. See Seventy Disciples
Seventy Disciples
The seventy disciples or seventy-two disciples were early followers of Jesus mentioned in the Gospel of Luke . According to Luke, the only gospel in which they appear, Jesus appointed them and sent them out in pairs on a specific mission which is detailed in the text...
, quoted in some manuscrpits as 72.
The Manicheans appear to have referred to the Gospel of Mani
Gospel of Mani
The Living Gospel was a 3rd century gnostic gospel written by Mani. It was originally written in Syriac and called the Evangelion , from the Greek: Ευαγγελιον and one of the seven original scriptures of Manichaeism...
by this title, and as such it may be the same text.