Dodecanese 18th century. The transfer of the name to the present-day Dodecanese has its roots in the Ottoman period. Following the Ottoman conquest in 1522, the two larger islands, Rhodes and Kos, came under direct Ottoman rule, while the others, of which the twelve main islands were usually named, enjoyed extensive privileges pertaining to taxation and self-government. Concerted attempts to abolish these privileges were made after 1869, as the Ottoman Empire attempted to modernize and centralize its administrative structure, and the last vestiges of the old privileges were finally abolished after the Young Turks took power in 1908. It was at
Greek Gospel of the Egyptians is difficult to tell from what group the text originated. Another comparable verse appended to the "Gospel of Thomas", probably in Egypt, reads: The so-called Second Epistle of Clement (12:2) closely paraphrases a passage that was also quoted by Clement of Alexandria (in "Stromateis" iii): The trope appears in the "Gospel of Thomas", saying (37): For a somewhat later Gnostic work assigning a prominent role to Jesus' female disciples, see "Pistis Sophia". Greek Gospel of the Egyptians The Greek "Gospel of the Egyptians" is an early Christian religious text. Its title is adopted from its opening line. The Greek Gospel