Gospel of the Egyptians

The Gospel of the Egyptians is a lost Jewish-Christian gospel known only from quotations in Clement of Alexandria and other writers.|||Lost. Known only from quotations in early Christian writers.|||Composed in Greek in the 2nd century CE.|||Not canonical in any tradition. Used by Jewish-Christian communities in Egypt.|||Presents a Jewish-Christian gospel that emphasizes the importance of virginity and the role of Salome. Important for understanding Jewish-Christianity and the diversity of early Christian gospels.|||Elliott, J. K. The Apocryphal New Testament. Oxford, 1993.|||Vielhauer, P. & Strecker, G. " Jewish-Christian Gospels." In New Testament Apocrypha. Westminster John Knox, 1991.|||Edwards, J. C. The Gospel according to the Hebrews and the Gospel of the Ebionites. Oxford, 2017.|||Gospel of the Egyptians — Early Christian Writings|https://www.earlychristianwritings.com/egyptians.html|Fragments and scholarly resources.;; Gospel of the Egyptians — Wikipedia|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gospel_of_the_Egyptians_(Jewish-Christian)|Background and discussion.|||" And Salome said, Until when shall men die? And the Lord said, As long as women bear children." — Gospel of the Egyptians (fragment)