Notice on the Bruce Gnostic Papyrus

THE

GNOSTIC
BRUCE
PAPYRUS.

once: 2. and 2u. I consider the first two sigla as an indication to repeat a formula that appears previously and which the scribe does not take the trouble to write every time he would need to do so. The two signs are exchanged with one another, without my being able to find a reason for this reciprocal change. Here is the passage on which I base my interpretation: Jesus has assembled his disciples to give glory to his father; he says to them: "He said to them: O my twelve, surround me all of you." And they all surrounded him. He said to them: "Answer after me and glorify my father after me, so that I may glorify him for having caused all the treasures to dilate!" Then he began to sing a hymn, giving glory to his father and pronouncing these words: "I give glory to you, for it is you who are the great name

Transcription of the Coptic passage follows, mirroring the source text.