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(NHC III, 5; Dial. Sav.), a Gnostic Christian text attested only in Coptic translation and not attributable to any known school. Set in a pre-Paschal (?) context, it contains several apophthegmatic question-response units in which Matthew, Judas (Thomas), and Mary (Magdalene) ask questions and Jesus responds. Dial. Sav. also includes comments on creation, a series of wisdom sayings, and an apocalyptic vision. The thematic focus lies especially on redemption and the finding of “rest” (ἀνάπαυσις/anápausis). Dial. Sav. employs heterogeneous, literarily fixed ¶ mat…