Jannes and Jambres - New Testament

New Testament

These names appear in 2 Timothy 3:8 in the New Testament. Origen says that there was an apocryphal book called The Book of Jannes and Jambres, containing details of their exploits, and that The Apostle Paul's epistle was quoting from it. This book has not been rediscovered.

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