Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Thomas' Gospel indicates that some groups of early Christians were more concerned with Jesus' teaching as an integral part of his legacy than his life story.
2. Secret Mark contains a passage that has similarities to the raising of Lazarus from the dead in the Gospel of John.
3. In the Infancy Gospel of Thomas, Jesus grows in maturity to use his powers more responsibly.
4. The teachings of the twelve apostles were called the Apocrypha.


1.TRUE
2.TRUE
3.TRUE
4.FALSE

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