The provenance has been associated with Egypt; it probably began circulating in Alexandria, Egypt in the first decades of the 2nd century and was used by Greek-speaking Jewish–Christian communities there.
Asal usulnya dikaitkan dengan Mesir; mungkin mulai beredar di Aleksandria, Mesir pada dekade awal abad ke-2 dan digunakan oleh umat Yahudi-Kristen berbahasa Yunani di sana.