medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Bill East wrote:
> Phyllis Jestice wrote:
>>
>> "Dismas" is close to the Greek word for "east," so somebody may have
>> mistaken the word for the good thief's name.
>
> Respondeo:
>
> Yes, I have to agree. "Dismas" sounds so like "Anatole" that anyone
> could easily confuse the two.
For "east" read "west".
John Briggs
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