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grim oath of secrecy. However a German translation of the said document had already been made when the epistle was carried off by the Freemasons. From the German version an. English translation was made which appeared in three successive editions. The title of the 1975 edition was An Eye. Witness Account-Jesus did not Die on the Cross. In 1975 the Freemason society was compelled to declare that they had in their possession the German translation of the epistle. . They also reproduced a number of copies of it for limited circulation. Only two hundred copies were produced of which copy No. 68 happens to be with the present speaker. . It contains a preface written by the Grand Master, BLANA. MED PA, Grand Master Temple of the White Flame, Academy of Mystic Arts, New York. . There is no doubt that the Epistle is a most important document, a challenge and an invitation to all scholars. (ix) The Church Fathers of the early centuries had some ancient traditions which are of great relevance to our subject, some of which I quote below:In the 2nd century, The Valentinian School of thought believed that:— (a) Jesus remained with the apostles 18 months after the Resurrection and gave fresh revelations which were presented in. Esoteric books. An Introduction to the Study of the Gospels, by B. F. Westcott, pp. 460-461. . A short ending to the Gospel of Mark states: (b) And after that Jesus also himself appeared from East, and up to West, he sent out by them the sacred and uncorrupted preaching of the eternal salvation. Amen (Canon and Text of the New Testament, by C. R. Gregory, p. 511). . In the 2nd century, Bishop Irenaeus declared:(c) The Lord went down to the parts below the earth, preaching the Gospel of his coming also to them (Ibid. p. 102). . Irenaeus further declares: (d) He gave himself a ransom for those who had been led into. Captivity. The Library of Christian Classics, p. 385. thus:. Epiphanius describes a prominent tradition by stating (e) Mary gone with St. John on his Journey into Asia. The Book of Mary, by Henri Daniel Roper, p. 135. . Bishop Irenaeus categorically believed and declared:— 137