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The Dialogue of the Savior is a fragmentary Nag Hammadi text in which Jesus engages three disciples — Matthew, Judas, and Mary — in a dialogue about the nature of gnosis, the soul's ascent, and the path to the divine. It is one of the texts most closely related in style to the Gospel of Thomas.
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- Found in Nag Hammadi Codex III, in poor condition — significant portions are missing
- Three disciples speak: Matthew, Judas Thomas, and Mary (Magdalene)
- Emphasises self-knowledge and inner transformation over external religious practice
- Scholars identify multiple source layers — some pre-Christian, some Gnostic, some Christian