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resolved that He should not remain ignorant of the letters, and took Him away,
and handed Him over to another teacher. And the teacher said to Joseph:
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I shall
first teach him the Greek letters, and then the Hebrew. For the teacher was
aware of the trial that had been made of the child, and was afraid of Him.
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Nevertheless he wrote out the alphabet, and gave Him all his attention for a
long time, and He made him no answer. And Jesus said to him:
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If thou art really
a teacher, and art well acquainted with the letters, tell me the power of the
Alpha, and I will tell thee the power of the Beta. And the teacher was enraged
at this, and struck Him on the head.
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And the child, being in pain, cursed him;
and immediately he swooned away, and fell to the ground on his face. And the
child returned to Joseph's house; and Joseph was grieved, and gave orders to His
mother, saying:
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Do not let him go outside of the door, because those that make
him angry die.