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Hymn of the Pearl

2nd century CE, possibly 1st century · 2nd century

The Hymn of the Pearl, also called the Hymn of the Soul, the Hymn of the Robe of Glory or the Hymn of Judas Thomas the Apostle, is a passage of the apocryphal Acts of Thomas, a work originally written in Syriac, in which the Apostle Thomas sings the hymn while praying for himself and his fellow prisoners.

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Hymn of the Pearlc. 150

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Hymn of the Pearl. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/hymn-of-the-pearl
MLA: “Hymn of the Pearl.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/hymn-of-the-pearl. Accessed .
Chicago: The Epoch Institute. “Hymn of the Pearl.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/hymn-of-the-pearl.
Harvard: The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Hymn of the Pearl’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/hymn-of-the-pearl (Accessed: ).

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