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THE LATIN GOSPEL OF NICODEMUS,
Part II.,
or, descent of christ to the underworld.
CHAPTER I. (XVII.)
And Joseph arose and said to Annas and Caiaphas, Truly and well do ye wonder that ye have heard how Jesus hath been seen to ascend into heaven alive from the dead. But it is more to be wondered at that he rose not alone from the dead, but that he raised alive from their tombs many other dead men, and they have been seen by many in Jerusalem. And now hear me, for we all know the blessed Simeon, the great priest, who in the temple took the infant Jesus in his hands. And the same Simeon had two sons, both of one mother, and we were all present at their death and burial. Go, therefore, and see their tombs, for they are open, because they have arisen: and, behold, they are in the city of Arimathea living together in prayer. And indeed they are heard crying out, but speaking
