The
Gospel of Thomas - Song of Solomon
Joining the Two Texts together in
Marriage
Into
One Joint-Body Chiasm |
Together, let us join the two sides of
these two texts together.
Join the Chiastic
Structures of The Sayings of Jesus in
The Gospel of Thomas
together with the Chiastic
Structure of the sayings in The Song of Solomon.
Together they provide clues toward a deeper
understanding, and a deeper meaning.
As seen below, the joining of these two texts is pictured as a
marriage.
Following the pattern already established in the study of
"The
Gospel of Christ Unveiled" these two manuscripts are brought
together.
If the reader is unfamiliar with the Chiastic Marriage of sacred
manuscripts
then a visit to this link may be helpful as it provides a
helpful template
into which The Song of Solomon text is superimposed to create this
page.
See these writings as a "body" of text.
The two sides of the chiasm are like the two sides of the human body.
Through the joining together of the many key words,
which are found within the text of these chiastic structures,
the body is created and joined together. This is an
allusion to
Christ as the head,
and his body, with the many members, all joined together in
one.
Each saying is another bone in the skeletal structure.
Each part and each member is a message within
themselves, being
"knit together... by joints and bands... having nourishment"
and increasing with the increase of God.
Joined together as One, being built up into a holy temple,
as each one does his part,
this body will have the very witness of Christ within
and will shine more and more until that final day.
This Gospel, and the joining of each saying, as if
individual members of a body,
becomes an illustration of the knitting together of the church
that was itself built on this foundational message.
The are many phrases from the New Testament that illustrate or
allude
to this knitting together, to this interconnectedness, and to this
Onenness:
The
Body
of Christ, the
New
Creation,
the Joint
Body, the
One
Body,
The
Mystery of Christ,
and the Spiritual
Body.
When connected together these sayings illustrate the perfectly joined
and Perfected Man.
See The
Perfect Man: The Spirit - Body.
Solomon can mean Peace or Two becoming One
Shulamite can mean Perfected One or Peaceable One
Make the Two One.
In Jewish communities the Song Solomon
is sometimes presented as depicting the Love of God for Israel.
In the Christian tradition, the Song of Solomon
is often seen as an illustration of the love between Christ and the
Church.
As the two become one, this Song will be heard in the heavenlies on
every level.
This is the greatest love story ever told:
Solomon and Shulamite, Bride and Bridegroom, Male
and Female,
God and Israel, God and man, God and the Universe,
Christ and the Church, Jesus and his Disciples, and
Heaven and Earth.
This
Divine Marriage will be seen on every level of reality.
This marriage is honorable in all.
Most magnificently, for the purposes of this page,
the intercourse between King Solomon and
the Girl in The Song of
Solomon,
and the joining of the Song of Solomon with The Gospel of
Thomas,
is seen as illustrating the intimacy and relationship between
Jesus and his disciples in The Gospel of Thomas.
This revelation of the divine marriage is foundational to understanding
the message of Jesus as it is presented within the Gospel of Thomas. |
Jesus
said,
"When you make the two one,
and
when you
make the inside (of the text) like the outside
and
the outside (of the text) like the inside,
and
the above like the below,
and
when you make the male and the female one and the same,
so
that the male not be male nor the female female;
and
when you fashion eyes in the place of an eye,
and
a hand in place of a hand,
and
a foot in place of a foot,
and
a likeness in place of a likeness;
then will you enter the
kingdom."
(Thomas
22)
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Why is all this so important? |
The
underlying structure of these two texts is a visual illustration of the
eternal and secret plan of the Father. Many
ancient texts, including much of the New Testament, appear to use this
Chiastic
Structure: an ABCDCBA organizational pattern.
The implications of the Chiastic structures within The Gospel
of Thomas and The Song of Solomon are most astonishing.
These
hidden structures within Thomas and The Song of Solomon suggest that an
esoteric exegesis
is intended by the author. Progressive deeper
mysteries are gradually revealed in the joining
together of these chiasmic structures. The implications of this
necessary knitting together
of the two into one Joint-Body
to interpret
the Gospel of Thomas and the Song of Solomon is astonishing
beyond belief. This is especially
true if
Thomas is understood to be an early source
document
for the New Testament Gospels.
Also, and just as profound, if this joint
body structure in
Thomas was
used by Paul, Peter, John and the other New Testament writers as a
teaching tool, then The New Testament may need to be
reinterpreted in
light of these new insights, and this divine marriage. If these
possibilities are
honestly examined, then the scope and repercussions of these
hidden
chiastic structures can become staggering. This manner of esoteric exegesis
and the resulting interpretation may dramatically influence the
understanding
not only of Christ's words, but also of the Gospels, the letters of
Paul, and
the entire New
Testament, and perhaps some of the Old Testament.
"Whoever
finds the interpretation of these sayings will not experience death.
Let
him who seeks continue seeking until he finds. When he finds,
he
will become troubled. When
he becomes troubled, he will be astonished, and he will rule over
the All," Thomas 1-2.
The keys
have been provided, and the door is opened, and the walls are removed.
The interpretation and the
riches hidden within are yours to
discover.
The charts below are an attempt to present inner details of
the "The Great Mystery" as revealed through Thomas and
Solomon. There is a joining together seen in the Song
of
Solomon, and in the joining of these two texts, and within the bridal
chamber illustrating the open giving and sharing of
both Gnosis and Power.
In
the bodily structure below ideas
common to both texts are aligned. The first column and forth
column demonstrate the chiastic structure of Gospel of Thomas... the
original sayings of Jesus. The second and third columns are
the chiastic structure of the Song of Solomon. Joining these
two
chiasms together creates
a new Joint Body Chiasm. Make the two
into One
using key thoughts, words, and rhetoric. The
Outer Female Chiastic Structure
is joined with The
Inner Male Chiastic Structure
creating
One
New Perfect Man.
(For those unfamiliar
with this process of exegesis, the Chart below is created by
superimposing The Song of Solomon Chiasm into The
Joint body Chiasm of Thomas. The the inner chiasm of
Thomas is replaced with the chiasmic structure of The Song of Solomon. The
chiastic Structure of the Song of Solomon was uncovered by
aligning the Solomon text with the Thomas text. This can
be seen in the The
Gospel of
Thomas - Song of
Solomon Key
Word Connections. The appropriately corresponding verses of
The Song are then superimposed into the Inner
Chiastic structure of Thomas. This newly discovered chiastic
structure of Solomon is superimposed
into The
Joint body Chiasm of Thomas. For
a further explanation of the creation, use, and benefit
of chiastic structures within Thomas
click
here.)
The Inner Chiasm represented by The Song of
Solomon relates to
Gnosis or
Knowledge of the Inner Mysteries. The Outer Chiastic structure of The
Gospel
of
Thomas relates to the lesser mysteries. The Joining of the Two into One
is The
Great Mystery. Once these are joined together then deeper
insights can be revealed.
In
the chart below the
outer female chiasm is color coded yellow.
The
inner male chiasm is blue.
The
bridal
chamber, where male and female
are perfectly joined
together, is green.
The
foot, hand, eye, and likeness references are color coded pink.
The bright light of transfiguration
within the bridal chamber is color coded bright yellow, like the
brightness of the sun.
Now
we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is
of God; that we might
know the things that are freely given to us of God. Which things also
we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the
Holy Ghost teacheth; interpreting, comparing,
and combining and joining together (perfectly joined)
spiritual things with spiritual. 1
Corinthians 2:12-14, 1 Corinthians 2:13 ASV.
Revealing
the message of Thomas and the Song the sayings are joined together. The
above and the below, or the
the top and the bottom of the Thomas scroll is
folded together. The left and right of the Thomas
text are
then joined
together.
Then the Song of Solomon, as the
male text, is inserted within the female. The two structures
are in like manner also joined
together by key words.
Then
the
structural key
words in Thomas
22 are
fashioned
together:
eyes in the place of an eye, and
a hand in place of a hand, and
a foot in place of a foot, and
a likeness in place of a likeness. Reminiscent
of the Bridal Chamber the two chiasms pictorially
suggest a marriage
of the male and the female. The
two come
together as one. Sayings
are aligned
horizontally by
the gentle rocking of the female upon the male structure
within her. Viewed
as a whole the chart is a picture of the two becoming
One New
Man.
For
those with "an
eye" to behold hidden and deeper spiritual reality,
through the
perfect joining and alignment within The
Bridal Chamber,
the
bright light of illumination
reveals the Perfect
Man.
The
entire structure is held
together by key words. Within
the chart
below
these key words are
underlined, and in bold. Those
sayings which align horizontally are combined together forming
a complete
teaching interpreting
and providing context to the
individual sayings.
Presented for the benefit of the All,
Not made perfect without you,
URfriend,
Dean Johnson
As they
are able to be received, progressively
deeper horizontally
aligned teachings are
revealed by the joining together of these chiasms.
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The Arrangement
of the Texts Below May be Imagined
As A Perfectly Joined Man with Hands Joined above his Head.
One
can imagine the Male and the Female joining together as One as if in
the act of Marriage.
Male
and Female. God and Universe. Heaven and Earth. God and Man.
God and Israel. Solomon and Shulamite.
Christ and Church. Bride and
Bridegroom. Jesus and his disciples.
Hand
in the place of a Hand. Foot in place of a Foot. Image in the place of
an Image.
Click
here for
an explanation of the color coding of the chart below
These are the Hidden Sayings of Jesus.
"It is the glory of God to conceal a thing:
but the honour of kings is to search out a matter"
Proverbs
25:2
Let Us Make the Two One.
This
Joint Body Chiasmic
Chart is best
viewed full screen (F11) |
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The
Key of Knowledge
(55)
Jesus said, "Whoever does not hate his father and his mother cannot
become a disciple to me. And whoever does not hate his brothers and
sisters and take
up his cross
in my way will not be worthy of me."
See Thomas 12 / 101 below
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Outer
Left Female
Chiasm Sayings
(54)
Jesus said,
"Blessed are the
poor, for yours is the kingdom of heaven."
(53)
His disciples said to him,
"Is circumcision
beneficial or not?"
He said to them, "If it were beneficial, their father would beget them
already circumcised from their mother. Rather, the
true circumcision in
spirit has become
completely profitable."
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Outer
Right Female
Chiasm Sayings
(56)
Jesus said, "Whoever has
come to understand the world has
found (only) a corpse, and whoever has
found a corpse is superior
to the world."
(Alternate
translation)
“Is
not worthy of him”
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Circumcision...
Circumcision
(Destruction
of the flesh) |
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Has
found (only) a corpse |
The
true
circumcision
in spirit |
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Superior
to the world |
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completely profitable |
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Is
not
worthy of him
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(52)
His disciples said to him,
"Twenty-four
prophets spoke in
Israel, and all of them spoke
in you."
He said to them, "You have omitted the one living in your presence and
have spoken (only) of the dead."
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(57)
Jesus said, "The kingdom of
the father is like a man who had good seed. His enemy came by night and
sowed
weeds among the good
seed. The man did not allow them to pull up
the
weeds; he said to them, 'I am afraid that you will go
intending to
pull up the weeds and pull up the
wheat along with them.' For on the
day of the harvest the
weeds will be plainly visible, and they will be
pulled up and burned."
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prophets spoke |
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Good
seed |
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Israel |
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Sowed
weeds |
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in
you |
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The
wheat |
| Spoken
(only) of the dead |
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The
weeds |
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An Introduction to the
Chiastic Structure of The Song of Solomon
Below, starting at this point in
the larger bodily structure, the Song of Solomon is introduced. The
second and third
columns are
the chiastic structure of the Song of Solomon. By
recognizing the larger bodily structure, this inner chiasm
could be thought of as the
inner man where Christ
dwells in you richly with all Wisdom. Perhaps, Paul
saw the Song of Solomon as a love story between
Christ and this Wisdom.
Through
marriage, just as the Shulamite is joined to Solomon, there is a
sharing of knowledge and power.
This is the greatest love story ever told: Solomon and
Shulamite. Bride and Bridegroom. Christ and Wisdom.
Christ
and the Church. Jesus and his Disciples.
Joined
together this inner chiasm could be thought of as a male. The first
column and the forth
column demonstrate the outer chiastic structure of Gospel of Thomas
which are the
original sayings of Jesus. This outer chiasm could be thought of as
the female of this larger Joint body Chiasm. Here we can see another
marriage happening: the inner chiasm with the outer chiasm, and the
male with the female. Perhaps, we
could think of God and Israel, God and man, God and the
Universe, and Heaven and
Earth. This
is the Divine Marriage - working itself out, step by step, on
every level of reality.
All
things are made new. If the inner chiasm is the inner man and the outer
chiasm is the old man, then perhaps the joining together of the two
could be thought of as The
New Man - The
Perfect Man.
The old is destroyed, then transformed, and a new man
emerges. In
the new bodily structure ideas
common to both texts are aligned. Joining these two
chiasms together creates
a new Joint Body Chiasm. Make the two
into one
using the key thoughts, words, and rhetoric. The
Outer Female Chiastic Structure
is joined with The
Inner Male Chiastic Structure
creating
One
New Perfect Man.
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The Outer Thomas
Chiasm
Left Side |
The
Song of Solomon Chiasm
Replacing The Inner Thomas
Chiasm |
The Outer Thomas
Chiasm
Right Side |
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Gospel of Thomas |
The
Song of Solomon |
The
Gospel of Thomas |
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(51) His disciples said to him, "When will the
repose of the dead come
about, and when will the
new world come?"
He said to them, "What you look forward to has already come,
but you do
not recognize it."
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Song of Solomon 4:16
Corresponds to
Thomas
51
in
The
Joint Body Chiasm.
This is the verse
that marks
the head of the
Song's chiasm
illustrating
The
Divine Marriage
This column can
also represent
The Chosen or The
Elect
or The Inner Man or
The
Key to the Kingdom
The
Girl:
[4:16]
Awake,
O north wind; and come, thou
south; blow upon my
garden,
that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved
come into his
garden, |
(58)
Jesus said, "Blessed is the
man who has suffered and found
life."
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repose |
Awake |
Life |
| Come... come... come |
Come |
Found |
| The
new world |
My
garden... his garden
(It is here that
the two become one) |
The
man |
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Gospel of Thomas Joint Spirit-Body |
| When
will the repose of the dead
come about |
When
will the repose of the dead
come about |
When
will the repose of the dead
come about
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Blessed
is the man who has suffered and found life
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outer yellow chiasm chiasm can represent the female. The inner blue
chiasm can represent the male. The joining of these these two
chiasmic texts can represent the marriage of the male and the female.
This joining of
the male and the
female can illustrate the marriage of Solomon and
Shulamite, of
God and Israel, of Christ and his disciples, and even of God and
humanity. |
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Sayings of the Outer Left Female Chiasm |
The
Verses of the Inner Left Male Chiasm |
The
Verses of the Inner Right Male Chiasm |
The
Sayings of the Outer Right Female Chiasm |
| (50)
Jesus
said, "If they say to you, 'Where
did
you come from?', say to them, 'We
came from the light, the place where
the light came into being on its own accord and established itself and
became manifest through their image.' If they say to you,
'Is it you?',
say, 'We are its children, we are the
elect of the living father.' If
they ask you, 'What is the sign of your father in you?', say to them,
'It is movement and repose.'"
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King
Solomon:
[4:14]
Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon,
with all trees of
frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the
chief spices: [15] from A
fountain of gardens,
a
well of living
waters, and streams from Lebanon.
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The Girl:
(into his garden)
[4:16b] and eat
his
pleasant fruits.
King Solomon:
[5:1] I am
come
into my
garden,
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(59)
Jesus said, "Take
heed of
the
living one while you
are alive, lest you
die
and
seek
to see
him
and be unable to do so."
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| Where... where |
Gardens...
Lebanon
(Lebanon = a
mountain range)
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My
garden |
Seek |
You
come... We came... the light came
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From
Lebanon |
I
am come |
Seek
(I am come to
seek) |
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elect of the living father |
The
chief spices |
His
pleasant fruits |
You... you |
| The
living father |
Living
waters |
I
am |
The
living
one... you are alive |
| Where
did you come from?'... 'We came from the light, the place
where the light came into being on its own accord and established
itself and became manifest through their image |
A
fountain of
gardens, a well of living waters, and streams |
Into
his garden... into my garden |
The
living one |
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Cinnamon...
spices... waters |
Eat... pleasant
fruits |
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| Light |
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Seek...
see |
Say...
say... say...say... say
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Take
heed |
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Gospel of Thomas Joint Spirit-Body |
| Repose |
Elect |
In
Israel
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Die |
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If
they say to you
Say
to them |
Spoke
in Israel
Spoke in you |
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(49)
Jesus said, "Blessed
are the solitary and
elect,
for you
will find the kingdom. For you are from it, and to it you
will
return."
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(c.f
Thomas
49)
King Solomon:
[4:13b] with
pleasant fruits;
camphire,
with spikenard,
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(c.f.
Thomas
53)
King Solomon:
[5:1b] my
sister, my
spouse: I have gathered my
myrrh with my spice; I have eaten
my
honeycomb
with my honey;
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(60)
<They saw> a Samaritan carrying a lamb on his way to
Judea.
He said to his
disciples, "That man is round about the lamb."
They said to him, "So that he may kill it and eat it."
He said to them, "While it is alive, he will not eat it, but only when
he has killed it and it has become a corpse."
They said to him, "He cannot do so otherwise."
He said to them, "You
too, look
for a place for yourself within
repose,
lest you become a corpse
and be eaten."
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are the
solitary and elect |
Pleasant
fruits |
My sister, my
spouse |
His
disciples |
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With
pleasant fruits |
Eaten
my honeycomb
with my honey |
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Camphire,
with spikenard |
My
myrrh with my spice |
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will find the kingdom |
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You
too, look
for a place |
| The
kingdom |
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A place... within
repose |
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Gospel of Thomas Joint Spirit-Body |
Blessed
are the
solitary |
Elect |
Circumcision |
You
too, look for a place for yourself within repose |
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(48)
Jesus
said, "If
two make peace
with each
other in this
one house, they
will say to the mountain,
'Move Away,'
and it will move away."
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(c.f.
Thomas
48)
King Solomon:
[4:12b]
a
fountain sealed.
[13] Thy plants are an
orchard of
pomegranates,
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(c.f. Thomas
54)
King Solomon:
[5:1c] I have drunk
my
wine with my
milk: eat,
O
friends; drink,
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(61)
Jesus said, "Two
will rest
on a
bed: the one
will die,
and the
other will live."
Salome said, "Who are you, man, that you ... have come up on my
couch
and eaten
from my table?"
Jesus said to her, "I am he who exists from
the undivided. I was given
some of the things of my father."
<...> "I am
your disciple."
<...> "Therefore
I say, if he
is destroyed, he will be
filled with light, but if he
is divided, he will be
filled with
darkness."
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two make peace |
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If he
is destroyed... if he
is divided |
| Each
other |
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The
other |
| They
will say |
A fountain
sealed... pomegranates |
Drunk my
wine... my milk... eat... drink |
Eaten
from my
table... be filled... be filled... Therefore I say |
| Mountain,
'Move
Away,' and it will move away |
An
orchard
(I.e . a garden) |
O
friends |
From
the undivided...
I am your disciple
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Two
make
peace... one
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Two
will rest...
one... undivided |
| This
one house |
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A bed...
my couch
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| Two |
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Divided |
| One |
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The
undivided |
| Make
peace... will
move away |
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Will
be
filled... will
be filled |
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Gospel of Thomas Joint Spirit-Body |
| If
two make
peace |
If
two make peace |
Blessed
are the poor |
Two
will rest on a bed |
| Mountain, 'Move Away |
Mountain, 'Move Away |
The kingdom of heaven |
Filled with light |
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(47)
Jesus
said, "It
is impossible
for a man to mount two
horses or to stretch
two
bows. And it is impossible for a servant to
serve
two
masters;
otherwise, he will honor
the one and treat the other contemptuously. No
man
drinks old wine and immediately desires
to drink
new wine. And new
wine
is not put into old
wineskins, lest they
burst;
nor is old
wine
put into a new
wineskin, lest it spoil it. An old
patch
is not sewn
onto a new
garment because a
tear
would result."
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(c.f. Thomas
47)
[4:10b]
and the
smell of thine ointments than all spices!
[11] Thy
lips, O my
spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey
and milk are under thy tongue; and
the smell of thy
garments is like the
smell of Lebanon. [12] A
garden
inclosed is my sister, my
spouse; a
spring shut up,
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(c.f.
Thomas
55)
[5:1d] yea, drink
abundantly, O
beloved.
The Girl:
[2] I
sleep, but my
heart waketh:
it is
the
voice of my
beloved
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(62)
Jesus said, "It is to those
who are worthy of my
mysteries that I tell
my
mysteries. Do
not let
your left (hand) know what your right (hand) is doing."
(63)
Jesus said, "There
was a
rich man who had
much money.
He said, 'I shall put my money
to
use so
that I may sow, reap, plant, and fill
my storehouse with produce,
with
the result that I
shall lack nothing.' Such were his intentions,
but
that same night
he
died. Let
him who has ears hear."
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| Two
horses... two masters... two bows... one |
My
spouse... my sister... my spouse |
My
heart.... my beloved |
My
mysteries... my mysteries |
| Desires |
My
spouse |
My
beloved |
Intentions |
| Honor
the one |
O
my spouse... my sister... my spouse
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O
beloved... my beloved
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Those
who are worthy |
Man
drinks old
wine...
drink new wine...
new wine... old wine |
The
smell... spices... Thy lips... honey and milk are under thy
tongue |
Drink
abundantly... the voice |
I tell...
had much money... money... produce... Let him who has ears
hear |
| New
wineskin... a new garment |
Thy
garments |
My
heart |
My
storehouse |
| Old
wineskins |
A
garden inclosed is my sister |
I
sleep |
night...
he died |
| A tear
would result |
A spring
shut up |
I
sleep... waketh |
Fill
my storehouse... I shall lack nothing |
|
|
|
|
| c.f Saying 47 in The
Gospel of Thomas Joint Spirit-Body |
| It
is
impossible... to
serve two masters |
It
is impossible... to
serve two masters |
Whoever
does not hate his
father and mother cannot become a disciple to me |
There was a rich man who
had much money |
| Old wine, new
wine, lest...
burst, old
patch, new
garment, because a tear |
|
|
Do not let your left (hand) know what your right (hand)
is doing |
|
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|
(46)
Jesus said, "Among
those born of
women,
from Adam until John
the Baptist,
there is no one
so superior to John
the Baptist
that his eyes
should not be
lowered
(before him). Yet I
have said, whichever one of
you comes to be a
child will be
acquainted
with the kingdom and will
become
superior to John."
|
(c.f.
Thomas
46)
[4:9b]
with one
chain of thy neck. [10] How
fair is thy
love, my
sister, my
spouse! how
much better is thy
love than wine!
|
(c.f.
Thomas
56)
[5:2b] that knocketh,
saying, Open
to me, my
sister, my love, my dove,
|
(64)
Jesus said, "A man had received
visitors. And when he had prepared the
dinner, he sent his servant to invite the guests.
He went to the first one
and said to him, 'My
master invites you.' He
said, 'I have claims against some merchants. They are coming to me this
evening. I must go and give them my orders. I ask to be excused from
the
dinner.'
He went to another and said to him, 'My
master has invited you.' He
said to him, 'I have just bought a
house and am required for the day. I
shall not have any spare time.'
He went to another and said to him, 'My
master invites you.' He said to
him, 'My friend is going to get
married, and I am to prepare the
banquet. I shall not be able to come. I ask to be excused from the
dinner.'
He went to another and said to him, 'My
master invites you.' He said to
him, 'I have just bought a farm, and I am on my way to collect the
rent. I shall not be able to come. I ask to be excused.'
The servant returned and said to his
master, 'Those whom you invited to
the
dinner have asked to be excused.' The
master said to his servant,
'Go outside to the streets and bring back those whom you happen to
meet, so that they
may dine.' Businessmen
and
merchants will
not
enter
the
places of my father."
|
|
|
|
|
| Among
those born of women... a child |
My
sister, my spouse! |
My
sister, my love, my dove |
Get
married... my father |
| One...
one |
One |
Love |
One... Get
married |
| Be
acquainted with the kingdom |
Thy
love... thy love |
My
love |
Get
married |
John
the Baptist... John the
Baptist... John
( Luke
1:15 "He... shall drink neither wine nor strong drink" ) |
Wine |
Knocketh... Open
to me |
Received
visitors... a house... The dinner... the dinner... the
dinner...
the dinner... they may dine... the places of my father |
| Become
superior |
How
fair... how much better is |
My
sister |
My
master... My master... My
master... his master... The master
|
| Comes
to be a child |
|
|
I
shall not be able to come... I am on my way... I shall not be able to
come... He went... He went... He
went... He
went... Go outside to the streets and bring back |
|
|
|
|
| c.f Saying 46 The
Gospel of Thomas Joint Spirit Body |
| John
the Baptist |
|
|
Businessmen
and merchants |
Whichever one of you comes to be a child will be acquainted with the
kingdom |
Those
born of women, from Adam until John the
Baptist |
Whoever
has come to understand the world i.e.The
world
before or without Christ |
Businessmen and merchants will not enter the places of
my father
|
|
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|
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|
(45)
Jesus
said, "Grapes
are not harvested from
thorns, nor are figs gathered from
thistles, for they do not produce
fruit.
A
good man
brings
forth good
from his storehouse; an
evil man
brings
forth evil things from
his evil
storehouse, which is in his heart, and says evil things.
For out
of the
abundance of the heart he brings
forth
evil things."
|
(c.f.
Thomas
45)
[4:8c]
from
the lions' dens, from the mountains of the leopards. [9] Thou
hast
ravished my heart, my
sister, my spouse; thou
hast ravished my heart
with one
of thine eyes,
|
(c.f.
Thomas
57)
[5:2c]
my
undefiled: for my
head is filled with dew, and my locks with the
drops of the
night. [3] I
have put off my coat; how shall I put it on?
I have washed my
feet; how shall I defile them?
|
(65)
He
said, "There was a
good man who
owned a
vineyard.
He leased it to
tenant
farmers so that they might work it and he might collect
the
produce
from them. He
sent his servant so that the
tenants
might give
him the produce
of the
vineyard. They seized his servant and beat him,
all but killing him. The servant went
back and told his master. The
master said, 'Perhaps he did not recognize them.' He
sent another
servant. The
tenants beat this one as well. Then the owner sent
his son
and said, 'Perhaps
they will show respect to my son.' Because the
tenants knew that it was he who was the heir to the vineyard, they
seized him and killed
him.
Let
him who has ears hear."
|
|
|
|
|
| A
good man |
My
sister, my spouse |
My
undefiled |
A good
man |
| An
evil man |
The
lions... the
leopards |
I
defile |
The
tenants beat...
seized... and
killed |
| Produce |
|
|
Produce... produce |
| Grapes...
figs... fruit |
One
of thine eyes |
My
head is filled with dew... the drops |
A vineyard... the
vineyard... the vineyard
|
| An
evil man... evil storehouse |
The
lions' dens |
My
head is filled... the night... defile |
Tenant
farmers... The tenants... the
tenants... the
tenants |
| From
his evil
storehouse, which is in his heart |
From
the lions' dens, from the mountains of the leopards
|
I
have put off my coat; how shall I put it on?
|
The
tenants knew that it was he who was the heir to the vineyard, they
seized him and killed
him |
| His
heart... out of the abundance of the heart |
Thou
hast ravished my heart... thou hast
ravished my heart |
My
feet; how shall I defile them |
Perhaps
they will show respect to my son
|
| Brings
forth... brings
forth... he brings forth |
|
|
He
sent... went back... He sent... sent... Let him who has ears hear
|
|
|
|
|
| c.f Saying 45 in The
Gospel of Thomas Joint Spirit-Body |
| Grapes |
Grapes,
figs |
Good
seed |
Vineyard |
| A good man brings forth good from his
storehouse |
|
|
A good man who owned a vineyard... the owner |
| An evil man |
Thorns, thistles |
Sowed weeds |
The tenants |
| Brings forth evil |
Harvested |
Harvest |
Killed him |
|
|
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|
|
|
|
(44)
Jesus
said, "Whoever blasphemes against
the father will be forgiven, and
whoever
blasphemes against
the son will be forgiven,
but whoever
blasphemes against
the
holy spirit will not be forgiven either
on
earth
or in heaven." |
(c.f.
Thomas
44)
[4:8b] my
spouse, with me from Lebanon: look from the
top of Amana,
from the
top of Shenir and Hermon,
|
(c.f. Thomas
58)
[5:4] My
beloved put in his hand by the
hole of the door,
(c.f. Thomas
59)
[5:4b] and my
bowels were moved for him. [5] I
rose up to open to my
beloved;
|
(66)
Jesus
said, "Show me the
stone which
the builders have rejected.
That one is
the
cornerstone."
|
|
|
|
|
Against... against...
against
|
Amana
(Hebrew = support) |
I
rose up |
Rejected |
The
holy spirit
|
My
spouse |
My
beloved... my
beloved |
The
stone which the builders have rejected |
| On
earth or in heaven |
Hermon
(Hebrew = a sancuary) |
The
hole of the door... My bowels were moved for
him
(Cf. The moving or living creature, Genesis
1:21, Ezekiel
1:21) |
The
cornerstone
(Of the house or sancuary)
|
Heaven
|
The
top... the top |
The
hole... up |
The
cornerstone
(Or capstone) |
|
|
|
|
| c.f Saying 44 in The
Gospel of Thomas Joint Spirit-Body |
| Whoever
blasphemes
against the son |
Whoever
blasphemes
against the son will be forgiven |
Blessed
is the man who has suffered and found life |
The
stone which the
builders
have rejected |
|
Will
not be forgiven |
Lest you die and seek to see him and be unable to do so |
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
(43)
His
disciples said to him, "Who
are you, that you should say these things
to us?"
<Jesus said to them,> "You
do not
realize who
I am from
what I
say to you, but you
have become
like the Jews, for they
(either) love
the
tree and hate
its fruit (or) love
the fruit and hate the
tree."
|
(c.f.
Thomas
43)
[4:6b] I will get me to the mountain of myrrh,
and to the hill
of frankincense.
[7] Thou
art all fair, my
love; there is no spot in
thee. [8] Come with me from Lebanon,
|
(c.f. Thomas
60)
[5:5b] and my
hands dropped with myrrh, and my
fingers with sweet
smelling myrrh,
upon
the handles of the lock.
|
(67)
Jesus
said, "If
one
who knows the all still
feels
a personal deficiency, he
is completely deficient."
|
|
|
|
|
| Who
are you... who I am |
Thou
art... my love |
My
hands dropped with myrrh |
One
who knows the all |
| The
tree... the tree |
Lebanon
(c.f. 3:9 Wood of Lebanon)
|
My
fingers... upon the handles of the lock |
The
all |
| Hates
the Fruit... loves the fruit |
Myrrh... frankincense |
Myrrh...
myrrh
(A
resin from a small spiny tree)
|
Feels
a personal deficiency |
|
|
|
|
| c.f Saying 43 in The
Gospel of Thomas Joint Spirit-Body |
You
do not realize who I am
|
|
|
If
one who knows the all
|
| You have become like the Jews |
You
have become
like the Jews |
While
it is alive,
he will not eat it |
He is completely deficient |
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
(42)
Jesus
said, "Become passers-by."
(Passing
away, come
into being.)
|
(c.f.
Thomas
42)
[4:6] Until
the
day break, and the
shadows flee away,
|
(c.f.
Thomas
60b)
[6] I
opened to my beloved; but my beloved had withdrawn himself, and
was
gone: my
soul failed when
he spake: I
sought him,
|
(68)
Jesus
said, "Blessed
are you when
you
are hated and persecuted. Wherever
you
have been persecuted they will find no
place."
|
|
|
|
|
| Being |
Until |
When |
When |
| Come
into being |
The
day break |
I
opened |
Blessed
are you |
Passing
away...
passers-by |
Shadows
flee away |
Withdrawn
himself... was gone |
You
are hated |
| Passing
away, come into being... passers-by |
The
shadows flee away |
My
soul failed... I sought him |
Wherever
you
have been... No place |
|
|
|
|
| c.f Saying 42 in The
Gospel of Thomas Joint Spirit-Body |
Passing
away, come into
being
|
Passing
away |
Become
a corpse |
Blessed
are you when you are...persecuted
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
(41)
Jesus
said, "
Whoeverhas
something in his hand will
receive
more, and whoever
has nothing will be deprived
of
even the little he has."
|
(c.f.
Thomas
41)
[4:5] Thy
two
breasts are like two young roes that
are twins,
which
feed
among the lilies.
|
(c.f.
Thomas
61)
[5:6b]
but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave
me no answer. [7]
The watchmen that went about the city found me, they smote me, they
wounded me; the
keepers of the walls took
away my
veil from me. [8] I
charge you, O
daughters of Jerusalem,
|
(69)
Jesus
said, "Blessed
are they
who have
been
persecuted
within themselves. It
is they who
have
truly come to know
the father. Blessed
are the hungry,
for the
belly of him
who desires
will be
filled."
|
|
|
|
|
|
Twins |
Daughters |
|
| Whoever...
whoever |
That...
which |
O
daughters of Jerusalem |
They
who... they who... him
who |
| Has
something in his hand |
Two
breasts |
The
keepers |
Have...
have... know |
| His
hand |
Thy...
breasts |
My
veil |
The
belly |
| Receive |
Feed |
Gave
me |
Blessed...Blessed...
be filled |
| Deprived |
Twins |
Took
away... I charge you |
Been
persecuted |
|
|
|
|
| c.f Saying 41 in The
Gospel of Thomas Joint Spirit-Body |
| Whoever
has
something
in his hand |
Whoever
has something in his hand
will receive more |
I
was given some of the things of my father |
Persecuted
within themselves
|
| Deprived
of even the
little he
has |
Whoever
has nothing
will be deprived of even the little he has |
But
if he is divided,
he will be filled with darkness |
Him who desires will be filled |
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
(40)
Jesus
said, "A
grapevine has been planted outside
of the father,
but being
unsound, it will be
pulled up by its roots and destroyed."
|
(c.f.
Thomas
40)
[4:4] whereon
there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty
men.
|
(c.f.
Thomas
62)
[5:8b] if ye find my beloved, that
ye tell him, that I am sick of love.
The Young Women
of Jerusalem:
[9] What is thy beloved more than
another beloved,
(c.f. Thomas
63)
[5:9b] O thou fairest
among women? what is thy beloved more than
another beloved, that thou dost so charge us?
The Girl:
[10] My
beloved is white and ruddy,
|
(70)
Jesus
said, "That which you have will save
you if you bring
it forth from
yourselves. That
which you
do not have within you will
kill
you if you
do not have it within you."
|
| Be...
destroyed |
|
|
Save...
kill |
| A
grapevine has been planted outside of the father...
being unsound |
Whereon
there hang a thousand bucklers |
That
ye tell him that, I am sick of love |
Bring
it forth from yourselves |
|
Mighty
men |
Fairest
among women... My beloved is white and
ruddy |
|
| c.f Saying 40 in The
Gospel of Thomas Joint Spirit-Body |
| A
grapevine has
been planted
outside of the father |
Planted |
Plant |
That
which you do not have within you will kill you if you do not have
it within you |
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
(39)
Jesus
said, "The pharisees and the scribes have taken the
keys of knowledge
(gnosis) and hidden them. They
themselves
have not entered, nor
have
they allowed to enter those who wish to. You, however, be
as wise as
serpents
and as innocent as doves."
|
(c.f.
Thomas
39)
[4:3b] and thy speech is comely: thy
temples are like a piece
of a pomegranate within
thy
locks. [4] Thy
neck is like the
tower of
David builded for an armoury, |
(c.f.
Thomas
64)
[5:10b]
the chiefest among ten thousand. [11] His
head is as the most fine
gold, his
locks are bushy, and black as a raven. [12] His
eyes are as
the eyes of doves by the rivers of waters, washed with milk, and fitly
set. [13] His
cheeks are as a bed of spices, as sweet flowers: his
lips
like lilies, dropping sweet smelling myrrh. [14] His
hands are as gold
rings set with the beryl: his belly is as bright ivory overlaid with
sapphires.
[15] His
legs are as pillars of marble, set upon sockets of
fine
gold: his countenance is as Lebanon, excellent as the
cedars. [16]
His
mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely.
|
(71)
Jesus
said, "I
shall destroy this
house, and no
one will be
able to build it
[...]."
|
|
|
|
|
| Serpents...
doves |
Thy
temples... thy locks... Thy neck
|
His
head... his locks... His eyes... His
cheeks... his
lips... His hands... His legs... His mouth |
This
house
|
| The
keys of knowledge (gnosis) and hidden them |
Within
thy locks |
Fine
gold...
sapphires... fine gold |
This
house
|
| Nor
have they allowed to enter those who wish to |
The
tower of David builded for an armoury
|
His
legs are as pillars of marble |
This
house... be
able to build
|
| c.f Saying 39 in The
Gospel of Thomas Joint Spirit-Body |
| Have
taken the
keys of
knowledge
(gnosis) and hidden them |
Allowed
to enter |
Will
not enter |
I
shall destroy this house |
|
|
|
|
| _______________________________________________________________________________________ |
|
|
|
|
(38)
Jesus
said, "Many times have you
desired to
hear these
words which I am
saying to you, and you have no one
else to hear
them from. There will
be days when you
will look
for me and will not find me."
|
(c.f.
Thomas
38)
[4:2b]
which
came up from the
washing; whereof every
one bear twins, and
none
is barren
among them. [3] Thy
lips are like a thread of scarlet,
|
(c.f.
Thomas
65)
[5:16] This is my beloved, and this is my friend,
O daughters
of Jerusalem.
The Young Women
of Jerusalem:
[6:1]
Whither
is thy beloved gone, O thou
fairest among
women? whither is
thy beloved turned aside? that
we may seek him with
thee.
The Girl:
[2] My beloved
is gone down into his garden, to the
beds of spices, to
feed
in the gardens,
|
(72)
A man
said to him, "Tell
my brothers
to divide
my father's
possessions with
me."
He said to him, "O man,
who has made me a
divider?"
He
turned to his disciples
and said to them, "I
am not a
divider, am
I?"
|
|
|
|
|
|
Barren
(childless) |
Daughters |
|
|
Thy
lips are like a thread of scarlet |
Thou
fairest among women |
|
You
will look
for me and will not find me
|
Which
came up from |
Whither
is thy beloved gone... Is thy beloved turned
aside... That we may seek him with thee |
He
turned |
| These
words which I am
saying to you... hear them |
The
washing... Thy lips
|
Feed |
Tell
my brothers |
| No
one |
Every
one... and none |
Beloved...
friend...daughters ... women... the
beds |
Brothers...
man ... disciples...
Divide... a divider... divider |
| c.f Saying 38 in The
Gospel of Thomas Joint Spirit-Body |
You
desired to hear
|
Many
times have you desired to hear these words |
Let him who has ears hear |
Tell
my brothers |
| You will look for me and will not find me |
|
|
I am not a divider |
|
|
|
|
| _______________________________________________________________________________________ |
|
|
|
|
(37)
His
disciples said, "When
will you
become
revealed to us and when shall
we
see you?"
Jesus said, "When you disrobe without being ashamed and take up your
garments and place them under your feet like
little
children and tread
on them, then will
you see the
son of the living one, and you
will not
be afraid"
|
(c.f.
Thomas
37)
[4:1b]
my
love; behold,
thou
art fair; thou
hast doves' eyes within thy locks:
thy hair is as a flock
of goats, that appear
from mount Gilead. [2] Thy
teeth are like a flock
of sheep that are even shorn,
|
(c.f.
Thomas
66)
[6:2b] and to gather
lilies. [3] I am
my
beloved's, |
(73)
Jesus
said, " The
harvest is great but
the
laborers are few. Beseech the Lord,
therefore, to send
out
laborers to the harvest."
|
|
|
|
|
|
My
love |
My
beloved's |
|
|
Flock... flock |
Gather |
|
|
Thou
art |
I
am |
|
| Become
revealed to us... shall we see you... will you
see the son |
Behold...
Thou hast doves' eyes within...
Appear from mount Gilead
|
Lilies
(From the Hebrew root: what is white,
ornament), "Arrayed like one of these," Luke
12:27 |
The
harvest (The harvest is the right color - "the fields are
white already to
harvest," John
4:35)
|
| Like
little children |
As
a flock of goats... like a flock of sheep |
Gather
lilies |
The
harvest is great
|
| You
will not be afraid |
My
love |
I
am my beloved's |
But
the laborers are few |
| c.f Saying 37 in The
Gospel of Thomas Joint Spirit-Body |
"When
will you
become
revealed to us and when shall we
see you?
|
When
will you become revealed to us |
Show
me the stone |
The
harvest is great (now)
|
| Like little children and tread on them |
|
|
Send out laborers to the harvest
|
|
|
|
|
| _______________________________________________________________________________________ |
|
|
|
|
(36)
Jesus
said, "Do not be concerned
from morning until evening and from evening
until morning about what you will wear."
|
(c.f.
Thomas
36)
[3:11d] and in the
day of the gladness of his heart.
King
Solomon:
[4:1] Behold, thou
art fair,
|
(c.f.
Thomas
67)
[6:3b] and my
beloved is mine: he
feedeth among the lilies.
|
(74)
He
said, "O Lord, there are many
around the drinking trough, but there is
nothing
in the cistern."
|
| Concerned
from morning until evening... evening until morning |
The
day of the gladness of his heart |
He
feedeth among the lilies
|
Many
around the drinking trough
|
What
you will wear
|
Thou
art fair
|
My
beloved is mine... the lilies ("Arrayed like one of
these," Luke
12:27) |
Nothing |
| c.f Saying 36 in The
Gospel of Thomas Joint Spirit-Body |
Concerned
(about lack)
|
Do
not be concerned
|
Feels
a personal deficiency
|
Nothing
in the cistern
|
|
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(35)
Jesus said, "It is not possible for anyone
to enter
the house of a strong man and
take it by force unless he binds
his hands; then
he will (be
able to) ransack
his
house."
|
(c.f.
Thomas
35)
[3:11c] wherewith his
mother crowned
him in
the day of his espousals,
|
(c.f. Thomas
68-71)
King Solomon:
[6:4] Thou
art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely
as Jerusalem,
terrible
as an army with banners. [5] Turn
away
thine eyes
from me, for they have overcome me: thy hair is as a flock of goats
that appear from Gilead. [6] Thy teeth are as a flock of sheep
which
go up from the washing whereof every
one beareth twins,
|
(75)
Jesus
said, "Many
are standing
at the
door, but it
is the
solitary who will enter
the
bridal chamber."
|
|
|
|
|
|
His
mother
|
Jerusalem
("Jerusalem which is above is... the mother of
us all," Galatians
4:26) |
|
|
In
the day of his espousals |
Which
go up from the washing... Thou art
beautiful ("His wife hath made herself ready," Rev.
19:7)
|
|
| The
house of a strong man |
His
mother crowned him |
Terrible
as an army with banners |
Many
are standing at the door
|
| Then
he will (be able to) ransack... enter |
Mother
( Hebrew: parting or point of departure)
|
Turn away... go up from
|
It
is the solitary who will enter |
| Enter
the house... Ransack his house |
His espousals
(Wedding) |
Every
one beareth twins |
Enter
the bridal chamber |
| c.f Saying 35 in The
Gospel of Thomas Joint Spirit-Body |
|
|
|
|
| Enter
the house |
Enter
the house |
Persecuted
within themselves |
Enter
the bridal chamber
|
| Binds his hands |
|
|
It
is the solitary |
Ransack his house
|
|
|
Standing at the door |
|
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(34) Jesus said, "If
a
blind man leads a
blind man, they will both
fall
into a
pit."
|
(c.f.
Thomas
34)
[3:11b] and behold
king Solomon with the crown
|
(c.f.
Thomas
72)
[6:6c] and there is not
one barren among them. [7] As
a
piece
of a pomegranate are thy temples within thy locks. [8]
There are
threescore
queens,
|
(76)
Jesus said, "The
kingdom of
the father is
like a
merchant who had
a
consignment of merchandise and who discovered
a pearl. That merchant was shrewd. He sold the
merchandise and bought
the pearl alone
for himself. You too, seek
his unfailing and enduring
treasure where no moth comes near to devour and no worm
destroys."
|
|
|
|
|
| Both |
Solomon
(Hebrew: peace or two into one,
Thomas 22, 106)
|
Not
one
|
Alone
|
| A pit |
The
crown |
A piece
of a pomegranate
|
A consignment
of merchandise... the merchandise |
| A blind
man... A blind man |
Behold...
King Solomon with the crown |
Not
one... a piece... threescore
queens |
The
kingdom... A merchant... seek
|
| c.f Saying 34 in The
Gospel of Thomas Joint Spirit-Body |
| A
blind man |
A
blind man leads a blind man |
I
am not a divider |
A
merchant
|
| Fall into a pit |
|
|
Where… worm destroys |
|
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Note:
The Gospel of Matthew connects the
idea of "light" with "city on a hill". "You are the light of the world.
A city that is set on
a hill cannot be hidden. Nor
do they
light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it
gives light
to all [who are] in the house.” Matthew
5:14-15.
Thomas places these two (city and light) together in saying
32 and 33.
(33)
Jesus
said, "Preach
from your
housetops that which you will hear in your ear.
For
no one
lights a lamp and puts it under
a bushel,
nor does he put
it
in
a hidden place, but rather he sets it on a lampstand so
that
everyone
who enters and leaves will see its light."
|
This
Key Horizontal Saying
grouping connects the Bridal Chamber with Light. There is a
bright
light in the bridal Chamber at the marriage when two become One.
(c.f.
Thomas
33)
[3:10b] the
bottom thereof
of gold, the
covering of it of
purple, the
midst thereof being paved with love, for
the
daughters of
Jerusalem.
The Girl:
[11] Go
forth, O ye
daughters
of Zion,
|
When
the sound
of
the bride is heard in the ear in
the bridal chamber the bright
light of transfiguration
can
not be hidden
(See
the Green
Box below - 104)
(c.f. Thomas
73-75)
[6:8b]
and fourscore concubines, and
virgins without
number. [9] My dove, my undefiled is but one; she is the
only one of her
mother, she
is the
choice one of her that bare
her.
The
daughters saw
her, and blessed her; yea, the queens
and the
concubines,
|
Notice
that this Key
Horizontal Saying grouping connects
the
Bridal Chamber with a bright Light.
The
Coptic scribe of Thomas draws
attention to this vital grouping with the addition of the phrase "split
open."
(See also 30,77-80)
(77)
Jesus
said, "It
is I
who am
the light which is above
them all.
It is I who am
the
all. From
me did the
all
come
forth, and unto
me did
the
all
extend,
(split
open).
From the Coptic text:
"Split
(open) a piece of wood,
and I am there. Lift
up the stone, and
you
will find me there. |
|
|
|
|
|
The
daughters... daughters |
The
daughters |
|
| One |
Covering...
bottom.... midst |
One...
the only one... the choice one |
Them
all... the all... the
all... the
all |
| Your
housetops |
The
covering of it |
Her
mother... queens |
Above
them
|
|
In
a hidden place
|
The
midst thereof |
The
daughters |
Extend,
(split
open)... Split open ...you will find me there |
| Under
a bushel |
The
bottom thereof |
The
concubines |
Lift
up the stone |
| Everyone
who enters and leaves will see its light |
The
daughters of Jerusalem... daughters of Zion |
Saw
her... concubines, and virgins... her mother... The
daughters... The queens... the concubines |
I...
am the light
|
|
Preach...
enters and leaves
|
Go
forth |
Bare
her |
From
me... come forth... unto me |
| c.f Saying 33 in The
Gospel of Thomas Joint Spirit-Body |
|
For
no one
lights a lamp and puts it
under a bushel
|
Preach
from your housetops
|
Many
are standing at the door |
It
is I who am the light
which is above them all |
|
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(32)
Jesus
said, "A
city being built on a
high
mountain and fortified
cannot
fall, nor
can it be
hidden."
|
(c.f. Thomas
32)
[3:10] He
made the
pillars thereof of silver,
|
(c.f.
Thomas
76)
[6:9d] and they praised
her.
[10] Who is she that looketh
forth as
the morning,
|
(78)
Jesus
said, "Why have you come out into the
desert?
To see
a reed shaken by
the wind? And to see
a man clothed in fine garments like your kings
and
your great
men? Upon them are the fine garments, and they are unable
to
discern the truth."
|
|
|
|
|
| A
city... a high
mountain |
The
pillars |
Her |
The
desert |
| A
city being built... fortified |
He
made |
Praised
(A Hebrew alternative is "to make a fool of") |
The
desert... kings... great men... unable
to
discern the truth
|
| Be
hidden |
Silver
(As an ornament) |
Looketh
forth |
See...see...
discern |
| Cannot |
|
|
Unable |
| c.f Saying 32 in The
Gospel of Thomas Joint Spirit-Body |
| A
city... nor can it be hidden |
A
city... nor can it be hidden |
The
kingdom... discovered a pearl |
The
desert... unable to discern the truth
|
|
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(31)
Jesus
said, "No
prophet
is accepted
in his
own village; no physician
heals those
who know him."
|
(c.f.
Thomas
31)
[3:9] King
Solomon made himself a
chariot of the wood of Lebanon.
|
(c.f. Thomas
76b)
[6:10b] fair
as the moon, clear as the sun, and terrible as an
army with
banners?
|
(79)
A
woman from the crowd said to him, "Blessed are the womb
which bore you
and the breasts which nourished
you."
He said to her, "Blessed are those
who have
heard the
word of the
father and
have truly kept
it. For there
will be days when you will
say, 'Blessed are the womb which has not conceived and the breasts
which have not given
milk.'"
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lebanon
= whiteness
(a colour of the moon) |
Fair
as the moon, clear as the sun... with banners
|
|
|
A chariot |
An
army |
|
| Prophet...
physician |
King
Solomon |
The
moon... the sun |
A
woman... the
father |
| Those
who know him |
|
|
Those
who have
heard the
word of the
father |
| Accepted |
|
|
Nourished... kept... given |
| c.f Saying 31 in The
Gospel of Thomas Joint Spirit-Body |
| No
prophet is accepted |
No
physician heals |
No
worm destroys |
Heard
the word... and have truly kept it |
|
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(30)
Jesus
said, "Where there are three gods, they
are gods. Where there are two
or one, I
am with him."
From the Greek text:
"Split
(open) a piece of
wood,
and I
am there. Lift up the stone, and you
will find
me there." |
(c.f.
Thomas
30)
[3:8b] every
man hath his
sword upon his thigh
because
of fear in the
night.
|
(c.f.
Thomas
77)
The Girl:
[6:11] I
went down into the
garden of nuts to see
the
fruits of the
valley, and to see
whether the
vine
flourished, |
(80)
Jesus
said, "He
who has recognized
the world has
found the body, but he
who has
found the body is
superior to
the world."
|
|
|
|
|
|
His
sword upon his thigh |
The
garden of nuts... the fruits... the vine |
|
| Find |
Night |
See... see |
Recognized... found...
found |
| They
are gods |
Every
man hath his sword |
The
vine flourished |
He...
is superior |
| I
am with him... I am
there |
Because
of fear in the night |
I
went down into the garden |
He... has
found the body...
has
found the body |
|
|
|
|
| c.f Saying 30 in The
Gospel of Thomas Joint Spirit-Body |
I
am with him... you will find me
there
From the Greek text:
"Split
(open) a piece of wood,
and I am there. Lift up the stone, and you will find me there."
|
Split
(open)
From the Greek text:
"Split
(open) a piece of wood,
and I am there. Lift up the stone, and you will find me there." |
Split
(open) |
He...
has found the body |
|
|
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(29)
Jesus
said, "If the flesh
came into being because of
spirit,
it is a wonder.
But if spirit
came into being because of the
body, it is a wonder
of
wonders.
Indeed, I am amazed
at how this
great
wealth
has made its home
in
this poverty."
|
(c.f. Thomas
29)
[3:7] threescore valiant
men are about it, of
the
valiant of Israel.
[8] They
all hold swords,
being
expert in war:
|
(c.f. Thomas
78)
[6:11b] and the pomegranates budded. [12] Or ever I was
aware, my
soul
made me like
the chariots of Amminadib.
|
(81)
Jesus said, "Let him
who has
grown
rich be king, and let
him
who possesses
power renounce
it."
|
|
|
|
|
|
Valiant
men |
Amminadib
= (Hebrew: "My people are willing |
|
|
Swords...
war
|
Chariots |
|
| Wonder...
wonder... wonders... amazed |
Being
expert
|
I
was aware |
Grown rich... possesses power
|
Flesh...
spirit... spirit... The body... home
|
Valiant
men... The valiant of Israel
|
My
soul |
Him
who has... him who possesses |
| This
great wealth |
They
all hold swords |
Like
the chariots of Amminadib |
Grown rich... possesses power
|
| c.f Saying 29 in The
Gospel of Thomas Joint Spirit-Body |
Great
wealth... in this poverty
|
Great wealth...
in this poverty
|
Great
men...
fine garments
|
Has
grown rich... renounce it |
|
|
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|
|
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|
(28)
Jesus
said, "I
took my place in the midst of the world, and I appeared to
them in flesh. I found all of them intoxicated; I found none of them
thirsty. And my soul became afflicted for the sons of men, because they
are blind
in their
hearts
and
do not have sight;
for
empty they came
into the world, and empty too they seek to leave
the world.
But for
the
moment they are intoxicated. When they shake off their wine, then they
will repent."
|
(c.f. Thomas
28)
till
he please.
The Young Women
of Jerusalem:
[3:6] Who
is this that cometh out of the wilderness like pillars of
smoke, perfumed
with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the
merchant? [7] Behold
his bed, which is Solomon's;
|
(c.f.
Thomas
79)
The Young Women of Jerusalem:
[6:13] Return,
return, O
Shulamite; return, return, that we may look
upon thee.
The Girl:
What
will ye see in the Shulamite?
King Solomon:
As it were the
company of two armies. (i.e. "Because you
dance
so beautifully")
|
(82)
Jesus said, "He
who is near
me is near the fire, and he
who is far from me is far from the
kingdom."
(83)
Jesus said, "The
images are
manifest to man, but the
light in
them remains
concealed in the
image
of the
light of the father. He
will become manifest, but his
image will
remain concealed
by his
light."
|
|
|
|
|
| I
took my place in the midst of the world... I
appeared to them in flesh |
Who
is this that cometh out of the wilderness
|
Return,
return
|
He who is near me is near the fire... he
who is far from me... He will become manifest
|
| They
are blind in their hearts and do not have sight |
Behold
his bed
|
O
Shulamite... look upon thee... What will ye
see in the Shulamite? |
The
light... The images... the image... the light... his
image... his light... manifest... The images are manifest to
man... The light in them... concealed |
| For
the moment they are intoxicated. When they
shake off their wine, then they will repent |
Till
he please... Perfumed with myrrh and frankincense,
with all powders |
Dance... beautifully...
The company of two armies |
Remains concealed...
remain concealed
|
| c.f Saying 28 in The
Gospel of Thomas Joint Spirit-Body |
Blind
in
their
hearts and do not have sight
|
All
of them intoxicated
|
Breasts
which nourished you |
The
light in them remains concealed |
| Leave the world |
When they shake off their wine, then they will repent |
The breasts which have not given milk |
Near me |
|
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|
(27)
<Jesus said,> "If you do not fast
as
regards the
world,
you will
not find the
kingdom. If you do not
observe
the
Sabbath as a Sabbath, you
will not
see the
father."
|
(c.f.
Thomas
27)
[3:5b] O ye
daughters of Jerusalem,
by the roes, and by the hinds of
the
field, that ye stir not up, nor
awake my love,
|
(c.f.
Thomas
80)
[7:1] How
beautiful are thy feet with
shoes,
|
(84)
Jesus
said, "When
you see
your likeness, you rejoice.
But when
you see your
images which came into being before you, and which
neither
die
nor become
manifest, how much you will
have to bear!" |
|
|
|
|
|
I
held him
|
Thy
navel... thy belly... thy... breasts...
Thy neck... thine eyes |
|
| Guard
him |
Held
him |
A tower |
Their
holes... their nests |
Love
your brother like your soul... guard him
|
I
held him |
Heshbon
(Hebrew = reason, understanding) |
To
lay... and rest... Birds have their nests |
| Guard
him like the pupil of your eye |
I
held him, and would not let him go |
Thy
navel... thy belly... thy... breasts...
Thy neck... thine eyes... A round goblet |
His
head |
| Your
brother |
|
|
The
son of man |
| c.f Saying 25 in The
Gospel of Thomas Joint Spirit-Body |
| Love
your brother like your soul |
Your
brother's |
The
images
|
The son
of man has no place to lay
his head and rest |
|
Eye |
See |
|
|
|
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|
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|
(24)
His disciples
said to him,
"Show
us the place where you are, since it is necessary for us
to seek
it."
He said to them, "Whoever
has ears, let him hear. There
is light within
a
man
of light, and he lights up the whole world.
If he does not shine,
he is darkness."
|
(c.f.
Thomas
24)
[3:3b] to whom I said, Saw
ye him whom my soul loveth? [4] It
was but a little that I passed from them, but I
found him whom my
soul
loveth:
|
(c.f. Thomas
85)
[7:4b] by
the gate of Bath-rabbim: thy nose is as the
tower of Lebanon
(c.f. Thomas
86)
[7:4c] which looketh
toward Damascus.
[5] Thine head upon thee is like Carmel,
|
(87)
Jesus said, "Wretched is the
body that is
dependant upon a body,
and wretched is the
soul
that is
dependent on these two."
|
|
|
|
|
|
Saw |
Looketh |
|
| Whoever
has ears, let him hear... within |
|
Damascus
( Hebrew = "silent is the sackcloth weaver" ) |
|
| Show
us the place where you are |
Saw
ye him whom my soul loveth |
Looketh
toward...
Carmel
(Hebrew = "garden land" )
|
The
body... a body... the soul |
| Seek
it |
I
found him |
Looketh
toward... by the gate of
Bath-rabbim
(Hebrew = daughter of multitudes)
|
Is
dependant... is
dependent |
Light
within a man of light
|
My
soul loveth... my soul loveth |
Thine head upon thee
|
The
soul |
| c.f Saying 24 in The
Gospel of Thomas Joint Spirit-Body |
| A man
of light, and he lights up the whole world |
The
place where you are
|
From
a great power and a great wealth
|
The
body that is dependant upon a body |
|
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|
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|
(23)
Jesus
said, "I
shall choose
you, one
out of a thousand, and two out of ten thousand,
and they
shall
stand as a single one."
|
(c.f.
Thomas
23)
[3:3] The
watchmen that go about the city found
me:
|
(c.f. Thomas
87)
[7:5b] and the hair of thine
head like purple; the
king
is held in the galleries.
(c.f. Thomas
88)
[7:6] How
fair and how pleasant art thou, O love, for delights! [7]
This thy
stature is like to a palm tree, and thy breasts
|
(88)
Jesus said, "The
angels and
the prophets will come to you
and give to you those things you
(already) have. And you too, give them those
things
which you have, and
say to yourselves, 'When will they
come and take what is theirs?'"
|
|
|
|
|
| I...
choose
you |
Found
me |
How
pleasant art thou, O love |
Come
and take what is theirs |
| They
shall
stand |
Watchmen
that go |
Thy
stature |
Prophets
will come... they come |
| I
shall choose you, one out of a thousand, and two out
of ten thousand |
The
watchmen that go
|
Thine
head... the king
|
The
angels and
the prophets |
| c.f Saying 23 in The
Gospel of Thomas Joint Spirit-Body |
One
out of a
thousand,
and two out of ten thousand |
One out of a thousand,
and
two out of ten thousand |
The
angels and the prophets |
The
angels and the prophets |
A
single one
|
Choose
you... two |
Dependent on... two |
Those things |
|
|
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|
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|
(22)
Jesus
saw
infants
being suckled. He said to
his
disciples, "These
infants being suckled are like those who enter
the
kingdom."
They said to him, "Shall we then,
as
children, enter
the
kingdom?"
(22b) Jesus
said to
them, "When
you make the two one,
and when
you make the
inside like the outside and the outside like the
inside, and the above like the below, and when
you make
the male and
the female one and the same, so that the male not be male
nor the
female female; and when
you fashion eyes in the place of an eye, and a
hand in place of a hand, and a foot in place of a foot, and a likeness
in place of a likeness; then
will
you
enter the
kingdom."
|
In
the Bridal Chamber
the right and left of both the Inner
Male Chiasm and the Outer Female Chiasm
Sayings are all One and the Same.
(c.f. Thomas
22)
[2:17] Until
the day break, and the
shadows
flee
away, turn, my
beloved, and be
thou like a roe or a young hart
upon the
mountains of Bether.
(c.f. Thomas
22b)
The
Girl:
[3:1]
By
night on my bed I sought him whom my
soul loveth:
I sought him, but I found him not. [2] I
will rise now,
and go
about
the city in the streets, and in the broad ways I
will seek him whom my
soul loveth: I
sought him, but I found him not.
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It is the solitary who will
enter the Bridal Chamber, who see the Joining of Two into One.
(A Yoke
is put around the shoulders of an
animal. This appears to be the core or shoulder of the
boldily
structure of the Spirit Body. The Greek of yoke is zygos - From the
root of zeugnumi : to join, especially by a "yoke") This is perfect
joining of male and female in the bridal chamber.
(c.f. Thomas
89)
[7:7b] to clusters
of grapes. [8] I said, I
will go up to the palm
tree, I
will take hold of
the
boughs thereof:
(c.f. Thomas
90)
[7:8b] now
also thy
breasts shall be as clusters of the
vine,
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The
Bridal Chamber
illustrated
by the green boxes is
a complete joining
together of the Male and Female Chiasms.
The Bridal chamber is sayings (9/104) until (22/89).
These
saying provide the key to joining the two Chiasms together.
“When
you make the two one, and when you make the inside (teaching)
like
the outside (teaching) and the outside like
the inside, and the above like the
below, and when you make
the male and the female one
and the same,” (22). This happens in “the
bridal chamber,” (104).
(89)
Jesus said, "Why do you
wash
the outside of
the cup? Do you
not realize that he who made
the inside
is
the same one
who made
the
outside?"
|
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|
|
Now |
Now |
|
| Jesus
saw infants being suckled... These
infants being suckled are like those... as children |
Be
thou like a roe or a young hart |
Thy
breasts |
You
not realize |
His
disciples
|
My
beloved
|
Thy
breasts |
You...
you not realize... the outside |
| Enter... enter...
you enter |
Flee
away, turn... I will rise... go about the
city |
I
will go |
You...
you... made... made
|
| The
kingdom... the kingdom... the
kingdom |
The
mountains... the city |
The
palm tree... the boughs |
The
cup... inside... outside... outside
|
Then... When... when...
when... when... then |
Until
the day break...
By night... now |
Now |
Is
the same |
| Will
you enter the kingdom |
I
will seek him |
I
will take hold of |
You
wash
the outside of
the cup |
| When
you make the two one... make the male and
the female one and the same |
By
night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth |
I
will take hold of |
The
cup... made... one... made
|
The
inside... the inside
|
My
soul... my soul |
Palm
(I.e. a palm is an inner surface...
whose leaves give the shape of an outstretched hand) |
The
inside... the outside of
the cup... the outside |
| The
outside... the outside |
The
shadows |
Palm
(I.e. a palm is an inner surface...
whose leaves give the shape of an outstretched hand)
|
The
inside... the outside of
the cup... the outside
|
Fashion
eyes in the place of an eye
|
I
will seek him... I sought him
|
Clusters
of grapes
|
The
cup...made... one |
| A hand
in place of a hand... enter... a foot in place of a foot |
Go
about the city in the streets, and in the broad ways
|
I
will take hold of the palm tree... the boughs... to
the palm tree
|
The
cup... made... one
|
Make
the two one
|
Bether
(Hebrew = "cleft" - a dividing, used of a country divided by mountains) |
Thy
breasts... The vine |
The
cup... made... one... You wash the
outside of the cup... Outside... inside... outside |
| c.f Saying 22 in The
Gospel of Thomas Joint Spirit-Body |
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Inside / Outside |
Inside / Outside |
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Will
you enter the kingdom |
You will find repose |
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(21)
Mary said to
Jesus, "Whom
are your
disciples like?"
He said, "They are like children
who have settled in a field
which is
not theirs. When
the
owners of the field
come,
they will say, 'Let
us have back our
field.' They
(will) undress in their presence in order
to let them have back their
field and to give it back to them.
Therefore I say, if the
owner of a house knows that the thief is
coming,
he will begin his vigil before
he comes
and will not let him
dig through into
his house of his domain to carry away his goods. You,
then,
be on your guard against the world. Arm yourselves with great
strength lest the
robbers find a way to come
to you, for the difficulty
which you expect will (surely) materialize. Let
there be among you a
man of understanding. When the
grain ripened, he came
quickly
with his
sickle in his hand and reaped it. Whoever
has ears to hear, let him
hear."
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(c.f. Thomas
21)
[2:13] Arise,
my
love, my fair one, and come
away.
[14] O my
dove, that art
in the
clefts
of the rock,
in the secret places of the stairs, let me see
thy
countenance, let
me
hear thy voice; for
sweet is thy voice, and thy
countenance is
comely.
[15] Take us the
foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our
vines have tender grapes.
[16] My beloved
is mine, and I am his:
he feedeth
among the lilies.
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(c.f. Thomas
90)
[7:8b] now
also thy
breasts shall be as clusters
of the
vine,
(c.f. Thomas
91)
[7:8c] and the smell
of thy
nose like apples;
[9] And the
roof of
thy mouth like the best wine
for my
beloved, that goeth
down sweetly,
causing the
lips
|
90)
Jesus said, "Come
unto me,
for my
yoke is
easy and my
lordship is mild, and you will find repose
for yourselves."
(91)
They said to him, "Tell
us
who you are so
that we
may believe in you."
He said to them, "You
read the
face of the sky and of the earth, but
you
have not recognized
the one
who is before you, and you
do not
know
how to read
this
moment."
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|
|
|
Vines... vines |
Vine |
|
|
Tender
grapes |
Clusters... apples |
|
|
My
beloved |
My
beloved |
|
|
See...
hear |
Smell... sweetly
(i.e. taste) |
|
|
Feedeth... grapes |
Clusters... apples... wine |
|
| A house...
his house... among you |
The
secret places |
The
roof of thy mouth |
The
face of the sky and of the earth... you do not
know |
| When... before...
then... quickly |
Art...
is... is... is... I am |
Now |
This
moment |
| Your
disciples |
My
love, my fair one... my dove... My
beloved |
My
beloved |
My
lordship is mild... You read... you... read
|
The
owners of the field... the owner
of a house
|
My
beloved is mine, and I am his |
Thy
breasts
|
My
lordship
|
Children
who have settled...
come... coming...
comes... come...
came
|
Come
away |
Goeth |
Come...
repose...
the
sky and of the earth
|
| They
(will) undress in their presence |
Arise |
The
vine... goeth down |
The
face of the sky and of the earth |
| A field...
the field... our field...
their field |
Thy
countenance... thy countenance... The clefts of the
rock |
Thy
nose... thy mouth... the lips...
Thy breasts... The roof |
My
yoke is easy
(A yoke is an instrument of servitude wrapped around the body - often
when two oxen are joined together - a yoke around neck and breast) |
Into
his house of his domain
|
In
the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the
stairs
|
Thy
breasts... The roof
The vine |
My
yoke is easy
(A yoke is an instrument of servitude wrapped around the body - often
when two oxen are joined together - a yoke around neck and breast)
|
| The
robbers |
The
foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines |
The
vine |
My
lordship... The face |
| Let
there be among you a man of understanding |
My
beloved (Solomon) |
Thy
nose... thy mouth... the lips |
The
face |
| The
grain ripened |
Our
vines have tender grapes |
The
roof |
The
sky |
| Whoever
has ears to hear, let him hear |
Let
me hear thy voice... sweet is thy voice |
My
beloved... thy mouth... the
lips... the lips |
Tell
us... we may believe... Recognized...
know |
| c.f Saying 21 in The
Gospel of Thomas Joint Spirit-Body |
|
Whom
are your disciples like
|
You
have not recognized the one
|
|
|
When the owners come
|
Read this moment |
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Come |
Come |
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(20)
The disciples
said to Jesus,
"Tell
us
what the kingdom of heaven is like."
He said to them, "It is like a
mustard seed. It is the smallest of all
seeds. But when
it
falls on tilled
soil, it
produces a
great plant and
becomes a shelter for birds
of the sky."
|
(c.f. Thomas
20)
[2:12] and the
voice of the turtle is
heard in our
land; [13] The
fig tree
putteth forth her green figs, and the vines
with the tender grape give a good smell.
|
(c.f.
Thomas
92)
[7:9b] of those
that are asleep to speak.
The Girl:
[10] I am my
beloved's, and his
desire is toward me.
|
(92)
Jesus said, "Seek
and you
will find.
Yet,
what
you
asked
me about in former times and
which I
did
not tell you
then, now
I
do desire to tell, but you
do not inquire
after it."
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|
| A mustard
seed... all seeds |
The
voice of the turtle |
Speak |
Tell...
tell |
| It
falls |
Is
heard |
Asleep |
Asked...
inquire |
| Tilled
soil |
Our
land |
My
beloved... me
|
Seek
and... find
|
| It
produces |
Putteth
forth |
His
desire is toward me |
I
do desire to tell |
| A great
plant |
The
fig tree |
My
beloved |
You...
you... you... you |
| Birds
of the sky |
The
turtle
(I.e. turtledove) |
Those
that are asleep to speak |
I
did not tell you... to tell... you do not inquire
after it |
| When |
|
|
Yet...
now |
|
c.f Saying 20 in The
Gospel of Thomas Joint Spirit-Body |
|
Tell
us what the kingdom of heaven is like |
What
you asked me about in former times
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(19)
Jesus said,
"Blessed
is he
who came into being before he came into being. If you become
my
disciples and listen to my words, these
stones will minister to you.
For there
are five trees for you in Paradise which remain
undisturbed
summer
and winter
and whose
leaves do not fall. Whoever becomes
acquainted with them will
not experience death."
|
(c.f. Thomas
19)
[2:10]
Rise
up, my
love, my fair one, and come
away. [11] For, lo, the winter
is past, the
rain is over and gone;
[12] The
flowers appear on the
earth; the
time of the singing of birds is
come,
|
(c.f.
Thomas
93)
[7:11] Come,
my
beloved, let
us go forth into the
field; let us lodge
in the villages.
|
(93)
<Jesus said,> "Do not
give what is holy to dogs, lest they throw them on the
dung-heap. Do
not throw the pearls
to swine,
lest they [...] it [...]."
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|
|
My
love, my fair one
|
My
beloved |
|
|
Come
away
|
Come...
let us go forth
|
|
Blessed
is he who came into being before he came into
being... become.... becomes
|
Come
away... is come... the rain is... gone
|
Come |
(Trample
- from the parallel canonical passage Matthew
7:6)
|
There
are five trees for you in
Paradise... whose leaves do not fall
|
The
flowers appear on the earth
|
The
field
|
Pearls...
The dung-heap |
| Summer |
The
time of the singing of birds |
Go
forth |
Dogs...
swine |
| Winter |
Winter
is past |
Lodge |
The
dung-heap |
| Do
not fall |
Rise
up |
Let
us go forth |
(Their
feet - from the parallel canonical passage, Matthew
7:6)
|
| Do
not... will not |
|
|
Do
not... Do not |
| c.f Saying 19 in The
Gospel of Thomas Joint Spirit-Body |
|
These
stones will minister to you
|
Pearls
to swine
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(18)
The
disciples
said to Jesus,
"Tell us how our
end will be."
Jesus said, "Have
you
discovered, then, the
beginning, that you
look
for the end? For where the
beginning is, there will the
end be. Blessed
is he
who will take his place in the
beginning; he
will know the end
and will not experience death."
|
(c.f.
Thomas
18)
[2:9]
he standeth
behind
our
wall, he
looketh forth at the windows, shewing
himself through the lattice.
[10] My beloved spake, and said unto me,
|
(c.f.
Thomas
94)
[7:12] Let
us get up early to the vineyards;
|
(14)
Jesus said, "He
who seeks
will find, and he
who knocks
will be let in."
|
|
|
|
|
|
Standeth |
Get
up |
|
| You
discovered... he will know |
Shewing
himself
|
Let
us get up |
He...
will find... he... will be let in |
| Our
end... the beginning... the end... the
beginning... the end... the
beginning |
Behind...
forth |
Early |
Will
find... be... in |
| You
look for the end |
He looketh forth at the
windows... lattice |
Let
us get up early |
He
who seeks will find |
| He
who will take his place |
He
standeth behind our wall |
Get
up... to the vineyards |
He
who knocks will be let in |
| c.f Saying 18 in The
Gospel of Thomas Joint Spirit-Body |
|
Have
you discovered |
Seeks
will find |
|
|
He who will take his place |
He who knocks will be let in |
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(17)
Jesus said, "I
shall give
you what no
eye has seen and
what no ear has heard and what no
hand has
touched and what has never occurred to the
human mind."
|
(c.f. Thomas
17)
[2:8] skipping upon the hills. [9] My
beloved is like a roe
or a young
hart:
behold,
|
(c.f.
Thomas
95)
[7:12b] let
us see if
the vine flourish, whether the
tender grape
appear,
|
(95)
Jesus said, "If
you have
money, do not lend it at interest, but give
it
to one from whom you
will not get it back."
|
|
|
|
|
| Give... no
eye has seen |
Behold |
Let
us see... the tender grape appear |
Give
(Ie. If... thine eye be single, Matthew
6:22-23)
|
| The
human |
My
beloved... roe... hart |
If
the vine flourish |
If
you have money |
| c.f Saying 17 in The
Gospel of Thomas Joint Spirit-Body |
|
Give
you |
Give
it |
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(16)
Jesus said, "Men
think,
perhaps, that it is peace which I
have come to cast upon
the world.
They do
not know that
it is dissension which I have come to cast upon
the
earth: fire,
sword, and war. For there will be five in a house:
three will be against two, and two against three, the father against
the
son, and the
son against the father. And they will stand
solitary.
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(c.f. Thomas
16)
[2:7] and by the hinds of the
field, that
ye stir not up, nor
awake my
love, till he please.
The Girl:
[8] The voice of my
beloved! behold,
he
cometh leaping upon the
mountains,
|
(c.f. Thomas
96)
[7:12c] and the
pomegranates bud forth: there will I
give thee my
loves. [13] The
mandrakes give a smell,
|
(96)
Jesus said, "The kingdom of
the father is like a
certain woman. She
took a little leaven, concealed
it in some dough,
and made
it into large loaves. Let him who has ears
hear."
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Awake |
The
mandrakes (The love apple - as awaking or exciting
sexual desire)
|
|
|
My
love |
My
loves
|
|
| Men
think... do not know |
Nor
awake... behold |
The
pomegranates bud forth
( as an
ornament )
|
Concealed
it
|
I
have come to cast... that it is dissension
which I have come to cast... fire
|
That
ye stir not up... awake my love |
I
give thee my loves... The mandrakes give
|
She
took a little leaven... made
|
| The
world... the earth |
The
field... the mountains
|
I
give my loves
|
A certain
woman... she took... leaven... large loaves
|
The
son... the son
|
My
beloved
|
Thee |
A certain
woman |
| They
will stand |
He
cometh leaping |
Bud
forth... smell |
Hear |
| c.f Saying 16 in The
Gospel of Thomas Joint Spirit-Body |
|
Fire
upon earth |
(Cooked)
dough... loaves |
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(15)
Jesus
said, "When
you see
one who was not born of woman,
prostrate
yourselves
on
your faces
and
worship
him. That
one is your father."
|
(c.f.
Thomas
15)
[2:6] and his
right hand doth embrace me. [7] I charge you, O ye
daughters of
Jerusalem, by the roes,
|
(c.f.
Thomas
97)
[7:13b] and at
our gates are all
manner of pleasant
fruits, new
and
old, which I have laid up for thee, O my
beloved.
The Girl:
[8:1] O that thou wert as my
brother,
that sucked
the breasts of my
mother! when
I should find thee
|
(97)
Jesus said, "The
kingdom of
the father is like a
certain
woman
who was carrying a jar
full of meal. While
she was walking
on
the road, still
some distance from home, the handle of the
jar broke and the meal emptied out behind her on
the road. She
did not
realize it; she had noticed no accident.
When
she reached her house,
she
set the
jar down and found
it empty.
|
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|
|
Roes
( Hebrew = pleasant )
|
Pleasant
fruits
|
|
| Prostrate
yourselves |
His
right hand doth embrace me
|
All
manner
|
Full...
empty
|
| That
one |
His
right hand.. Jerusalem (The city
of two made into one)
|
All
manner
|
Full...
empty
|
When
you see
one
|
Doth
embrace me
|
When
I should find thee... sucked the breasts
|
While
she was walking...
When... she... found
it empty
|
On
your faces
|
Of
Jerusalem |
At
our gates |
On
the road... on the road, still some distance from
home
|
One
who was not born of woman... your faces
|
His
right hand
|
The
breasts
|
A
jar... the
jar... the jar
|
| Worship
(I.e. worth-ship) |
Roes
( Hebrew = beauty, glory, honour )
|
Pleasant... new
and old
|
She
did not
realize it; she had noticed no accident
|
| One
is your father |
Ye
daughters of Jerusalem |
My
brother... My beloved... my
mother |
The
kingdom of the father...
A certain woman |
| c.f Saying 15 in The
Gospel of Thomas Joint Spirit-Body |
|
Not
born of woman
|
Like a certain woman
|
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(14)
Jesus
said to them, "If
you fast, you
will
give
rise to sin for yourselves; and if you pray, you
will be
condemned; and if you give
alms, you will do
harm to your
spirits. When
you go into any land and walk
about in the districts, if
they receive
you, eat
what they will set before you, and heal
the sick among them.
For what
goes into your mouth will not defile you, but that which
issues from your
mouth - it is that which will defile you."
|
(c.f. Thomas
14)
[2:3]
and his
fruit was sweet to my taste. [4] He
brought me to the
banqueting house, and his banner over me was love.
[5] Stay
me with
flagons, comfort
me with apples: for I am
sick of love. [6] His
left
hand is under my head,
|
(c.f.
Thomas
98)
[8:1] without, I
would kiss thee; yea, I
should not be despised. [2] I
would lead thee, and bring
thee
|
(98)
Jesus said, "The
kingdom
of
the father is like a
certain man who wanted
to kill
a powerful
man. In
his own house he drew his sword and stuck it into the wall
in order to
find out whether his
hand could carry through. Then he
slew the
powerful man."
|
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|
His
fruit was sweet to my taste... love...
love |
I would kiss thee
|
|
|
He
brought me... Stay me |
I
would lead thee...
bring thee |
|
|
Comfort
me... I am sick of love |
I
should not be despised |
|
| Give... give
alms... mouth... mouth |
His
left
hand |
Kiss...
lead... bring |
His
hand |
You
will be condemned
|
His
left hand |
Be
despised |
Kill
a powerful
man... he slew the
powerful man |
You...
give rise... When you go into any
land... walk
about in the districts... if they receive
you
|
He
brought me to the banqueting house |
Without...
I would lead thee... bring thee |
The
kingdom... In his own house |
| Heal
the sick |
I am
sick of love
|
I
would kiss thee... I should not be despised
|
A...
man...wanted to kill... he slew
|
| If
you fast... Eat what they will set before you...
What goes into your mouth... your mouth |
His
fruit was sweet to my taste... the banqueting...
Comfort me with apples |
I
would kiss thee |
A certain
man who wanted to kill |
| c.f Saying 14 in The
Gospel of Thomas Joint Spirit-Body |
|
Do
harm to your spirits |
Kill
a powerful man
|
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(13b)
Jesus
said, "I
am not your
master. Because you have drunk, you have become
intoxicated from
the
bubbling spring which I have measured out."
And he took
him and withdrew and told him three things. When Thomas
returned to his
companions, they asked him,
"What did Jesus say to
you?"
Thomas said to them, "If I tell you one of the things which he told me,
you
will pick up stones and throw them at me;
a
fire will
come out of
the stones and burn
you up."
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(c.f.
Thomas
13b)
The Girl:
[2:1] I am the rose of Sharon, and the
lily of the
valleys.
King Solomon:
[2]
As the
lily among thorns, so is my
love among the daughters. [3] As the
apple tree among the trees of the
wood, so is my
beloved among the
sons. I sat
down under his shadow with great delight,
|
(c.f.
Thomas
99)
[8:2b] into
my mother's house, who
would instruct me: I
would cause
thee to drink of spiced wine of the juice of my
pomegranate.
|
(99)
The disciples said to him,
"Your
brothers and your
mother are
standing
outside."
He said to them, "Those here who
do
the will of my father are my
brothers and my
mother. It
is they who
will enter
the kingdom of my
father."
|
|
|
|
|
| I
am not your
master... his
companions |
Under
his shadow |
My
mother |
Your
mother... my
father... my
mother... my
father |
From
the bubbling spring... took him and withdrew... You will pick up
|
The
valleys... the wood... I sat down under under his
shadow
|
(Bring
thee) Into my mother's house |
Enter
the kingdom of my
father
|
| Thomas
returned to his companions |
The
lily among thorns... my love among the
daughters... my beloved among the sons
|
My
mother |
Your
mother... standing outside... my
mother... my father
|
Burn
you up
(to consume) |
Great
delight
(to desire greatly) |
Who
would |
Who...
will
|
| A fire... burn
you up |
His
shadow with great delight |
I
would cause thee to drink |
Do
the will of my father
|
| c.f Saying 13b in The
Gospel of Thomas Joint Spirit-Body |
|
His
companions
|
Your
brothers
|
|
|
A fire
will
come out of
the stones and burn you up
|
It
is they who
will enter the kingdom of my
father
|
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(13)
Jesus said to
his
disciples,
"Compare
me
to someone and tell me whom
I am like."
Simon
Peter said to him, "You
are like a righteous angel."
Matthew
said to him,
"You
are like a wise philosopher."
Thomas
said to him, "Master, my mouth is wholly incapable of saying
whom
you are like."
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(c.f. Thomas
13a)
[1:16]
Behold,
thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed is
green. [17] The
beams of our house are cedar,
and our rafters of fir.
|
(c.f.
Thomas
100)
[8:3] His
left hand should be under my head, and his
right hand
should embrace me. [4] I
charge you, O daughters
of Jerusalem,
|
(100)
They showed
Jesus
a
gold
coin and said to him, "Caesar's
men demand
taxes from us."
He said to them, " Give
Caesar what belongs
to Caesar, give
God
what
belongs
to God,
and give
me what
is mine."
|
|
|
|
|
| Simon
Peter...
Matthew...
Thomas |
The
beams of our house |
His
right hand |
Us |
| Compare
me |
Cedar...
fir |
His
left hand... his
right hand |
Caesar...
God... me |
His
disciples... Thomas
|
My
beloved
|
Daughters
of Jerusalem
|
Us...
belongs to... belongs to... what is mine
|
| Tell
me... saying |
Behold |
I
charge you... hand ... hand
|
Showed...
a gold
coin... Demand... Give... give...
give
|
Compare
me to someone and tell me whom I am like... You are like a
righteous angel... You are like a wise philosopher...
whom
you are like
|
Thou
art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant
|
His
right hand... His left hand |
God...
God... Jesus...
Caesar... Caesar...
Caesar
|
| c.f Saying 13a in The
Gospel of Thomas Joint Spirit-Body |
|
Compare
me to
someone... whom I am like
|
The
image and likeness of Caesar, Luke
20:24
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(12)
The
disciples
said to Jesus,
"We
know that you will depart from us. Who
is to be
our leader?"
Jesus said to them, "Wherever you
are, you are to go to James
the
righteous, for
whose sake
heaven
and earth came
into being."
|
(c.f.
Thomas
12)
King Solomon:
[1:14] My
beloved is unto me as a cluster of
camphire in the vineyards of En-gedi.
[15] Behold,
thou art fair, my
love; behold,
thou
art fair; thou
hast doves' eyes.
|
(c.f.
Thomas
101)
[8:4b] that ye stir not up, nor awake
my
love, until he please.
The
Young Women
of Jerusalem:
[5] Who
is this that cometh up from the wilderness, leaning upon her
beloved?
|
(101)
<Jesus said,>
"Whoever
does not hate
his
father
and his mother as I do cannot
become
a disciple to me. And whoever
does not love
his father
and his mother
as I do cannot become a disciple to me. For my mother
[...], but my
true mother
gave
me life."
|
|
|
|
|
| The
disciples |
|
|
A disciple...
a disciple |
| Came
into being |
|
|
Gave
me life |
| For
whose sake |
My
beloved... my love
|
My
love... her beloved
|
Love
his father
and his mother |
We
know
|
Behold... behold
En-gedi
(Hebrew =
an eye)... Eyes
|
Awake
|
Become
a disciple to me... become a disciple to me
|
Who
is to be
our leader
|
My
beloved... thou... thou |
Who
is this that cometh up from the wilderness |
Whoever...
whoever does not love
his father
and his mother
as I do cannot
|
| You
are, you are |
Thou
art... thou art |
Who
is |
Become...
become |
| Heaven
and earth |
En-gedi
(Hebrew = an eye)...
Eyes |
My
love... her beloved |
His
father
and his mother... his father
and his mother |
| c.f Saying 12 in The
Gospel of Thomas Joint Spirit-Body |
|
Who
is to be our leader
|
Whoever... whoever... Hate
his father and his mother
|
|
|
James the righteous
(spiritual brother - i.e. the brother of Christ)
|
Love his father and his mother
|
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(11)
Jesus said,
"This
heaven
will
pass away, and the one above it will
pass away. The dead are not
alive, and the living will not die. In
the days when you consumed
what
is dead, you made it what is alive.
When
you
come to dwell in the light,
what
will you do? On
the day whenyou were one
you became two.
But when
you become two, what will you do?"
|
(c.f. Thomas
11)
[1:12]
While
the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth
the
smell thereof. [13] A
bundle of myrrh is my wellbeloved unto me; he
shall lie all O betwixt my breasts.
|
(c.f.
Thomas
102)
[8:5b] I
raised thee up under the
apple tree: there
thy mother brought
thee forth:
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There is a bright light
in
the bridal chamber when
two
become one.
See also horizontal sayings group 33/75/77.
(102)
Jesus said, "Woe to the
pharisees, for they
are like a dog sleeping in the manger of oxen, for
neither does he eat
nor
does he let the oxen eat."
|
|
|
|
|
|
His
table |
The
apple tree |
|
| The
one above it |
He
shall lie |
I
raised thee up
|
In
the manger of oxen
|
Will
pass away... will pass away
|
While
the king sitteth at his table
|
The
apple tree
|
Like
a dog sleeping
|
In
the days when you consumed
|
While
the king sitteth at his table |
There
thy mother brought thee forth
|
For
neither does he eat
nor
does he let the oxen eat
|
In
the
days... when...
When... On the day
when... when |
Sendeth
forth |
Brought
thee forth |
Sleeping |
| You
come... What will you do?... what will you
do? |
He
shall lie all O betwixt my breasts
|
I
raised thee... thy mother brought thee |
Neither
does he eat...
does he let the oxen eat |
You
were one you become two
|
A
bundle of myrrh is my wellbeloved unto me... he shall
lie all O betwixt my breasts |
There
thy mother brought thee forth |
They
are like a dog sleeping in the manger of oxen
|
| c.f Saying 11 in The
Gospel of Thomas Joint Spirit-Body |
|
Consumed
|
Eat |
|
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Light (11) connects with Fire (10)
(10)
Jesus said, "I
have cast fire upon the
world, and see,
I
am guarding
it until
it
blazes."
|
(c.f.
Thomas
10)
[1:11b] borders
of gold
with studs
of silver.
|
(c.f.
Thomas
103)
[8:5c] there
she brought thee forth that bare thee.
The Girl:
[6] Set
me as a seal upon thine heart,
as a seal upon thine
arm:
|
(103)
Jesus said, "Fortunate is
the man who knows
where
the brigands will enter, so that he may get up,
muster
his domain, and arm
himself before they invade.
|
|
|
|
|
| The
world |
Borders... studs |
There
she... Set me as a seal upon thine heart |
Where
the brigands...
Muster his domain |
| The
world |
Gold... silver |
Thine
arm |
Arm
himself |
| See |
|
|
Knows |
| Until
it
blazes |
|
|
Before
they invade |
| c.f Saying 10 in The
Gospel of Thomas Joint Spirit-Body |
|
Guarding
it until
|
Arm
himself before |
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(9)
Jesus said, "Now
the sower went out, took a
handful (of seeds),
and scattered
them. Some fell on the road; the
birds came and gathered them up. Others fell on the rock,
did not take
root in the soil, and did not produce
ears. And others fell on thorns;
they choked the
seed(s) and worms
ate them. And others fell on the
good
soil and it
produced good fruit: it bore sixty per measure and a
hundred and twenty per measure."
|
(c.f.
Thomas
9)
[1:9] I
have compared thee, O my
love, to a
company of horses in
Pharaoh's chariots. [10] Thy
cheeks are comely with rows
of jewels, thy
neck with chains
of gold. [11] We
will make thee
|
(c.f. Thomas
104)
[8:6b]
for
love
is strong as death; jealousy is
cruel as the grave: the
coals
thereof are coals
of fire, which hath a
most vehement flame.
|
(104)
They said to Jesus, "Come,
let us pray
today
and let
us fast."
Jesus said, "What is the sin that I have committed, or wherein
have I
been defeated? But when
the
bridegroom
leaves the bridal
chamber,
then
let them fast
and pray."
|
|
|
|
|
|
I
have compared |
Is
strong as... is
cruel as |
|
|
My
love |
For
love... love |
|
|
Chains
of gold |
Coals
of fire |
|
Seeds... the
seed(s)
|
Rows
of jewels |
The
coals... coals of fire |
The
bridegroom |
| The
birds |
A company
of horses in Pharaoh's chariots |
Love is
strong as death; jealousy is
cruel as the grave |
Wherein
have I been defeated? |
| The
good soil |
Thy
cheeks are comely |
Love
is strong as death... jealousy... as the grave |
The bridal
chamber
|
| Produce...
it produced good fruit |
We
will make thee |
The
coals... coals of fire... a most
vehement flame |
The
bridal chamber |
| Now |
|
|
Today...
when... then |
| Worms
ate them |
|
|
Let
us fast... fast and pray |
| c.f Saying 9 in The
Gospel of Thomas Joint Spirit-Body |
|
Sower
scatters seeds
|
Bridegroom
(sows seed) |
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(8)
And he
said, "The
man is like a wise fisherman who cast
his net into the sea and drew it up from the sea full of small
fish.
Among them the wise fisherman found a
fine large fish. He threw all
the
small fish back
into the sea and chose the
large
fish without
difficulty. Whoever
has ears to hear, let him hear."
|
(c.f.
Thomas
8)
King Solomon:
[1:8]
If thou know not, O thou fairest
among women, go
thy way forth by the
footsteps of the
flock, and feed
thy kids beside
the shepherds' tents.
|
This
is the private
area
of the
bodily structure upon which we bestow much honor.
(c.f. Thomas
105)
[8:7] Many
waters cannot quench
love,
neither can the
floods drown it:
|
(105)
Jesus said, "He
who knows
the father and the
mother will
be called the son
of a harlot."
|
|
|
|
|
|
Feed |
Quench |
|
| The
man is like a wise fisherman |
(Solomon is like a wise fisherman) |
Love |
The
father |
| Small
fish... all the small fish |
The
flock... thy kids |
Many
waters |
He
who knows
the father |
| A fine
large fish... the large fish |
Fairest
among women |
Love |
The
son
of a harlot |
| Back
into the sea |
Go
thy way forth... beside the shepherds' tents
|
Many
waters... the floods drown |
He
who knows... the father... the mother... a harlot |
| Whoever
has ears to hear, let him hear |
Feed
thy kids |
Quench |
He
who knows... will be called |
| c.f Saying 8 in The
Gospel of Thomas Joint Spirit-Body |
|
Chose
the large fish
|
Called
the son
|
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(7)
Jesus said,
"Blessed
is the
lion which becomes man when
consumed by man; and cursed is the
man whom
the lion consumes, and the
lion becomes man."
|
(c.f. Thomas
7)
[1:7b] for why should I be as
one that turneth aside by the
flocks of
thy companions?
|
(c.f.
Thomas
106)
[8:7b] if
a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it
would utterly be contemned.
|
(106)
Jesus said, "When
you make
the two one, you
will become
the sons of man, and when you
say,
'Mountain, move away,' it
will move away."
|
|
|
|
|
|
Be
as one... thy companions |
Love |
|
The
lion becomes man
|
Be
as one |
If a
man would give all the substance of his house for love
|
You
will become the sons of
man |
The
man whom
the lion consumes
|
The
flocks of thy companions
|
A man
|
The
sons of man
|
The
lion which becomes man
|
Be
as one |
It
would utterly be contemned |
It
will move away
|
| When |
|
|
When |
| c.f Saying 7 in The
Gospel of Thomas Joint Spirit-Body |
|
Blessed
is the lion which becomes man |
You
will become the sons of man |
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The Legs
of the
Joint Body:
The
Spirit - Body
(6)
His disciples
questioned him
and said to him, "Do you want us
to fast? How shall we
pray? Shall we
give alms? What diet shall we
observe?"
Jesus said, "Do
not tell lies, and do not do what
you hate, for all
things are plain in the sight of heaven. For nothing
hidden will not
become
manifest, and nothing
covered
will remain without being
uncovered."
|
(c.f.
Thomas
6)
[1:6c] they
made me the keeper of the vineyards; but mine own vineyard
have I not kept.
[1:7] Tell
me, O thou whom
my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where
thou
makest thy
flock to rest at
noon:
|
(c.f. Thomas
107)
[8:8] We have a
little sister, and she hath no breasts: what
shall we
do for our
sister in
the day when she
shall be spoken for?
(c.f. Thomas
108)
[8:9] If she
be a wall, we
will build upon her a palace of silver: and
if she
be a door,
|
The
Legs of the Joint Body:
The
Spirit - Body
(107) Jesus said, "The kingdom is
like a shepherd who had a
hundred sheep.
One of them, the largest, went
astray. He left the ninety-nine sheep
and looked
for that
one until
he
found it. When
he had gone to
such trouble, he
said to the
sheep, 'I
care for you more than the ninety-nine.'"
|
|
|
|
|
|
They
made me... they
made me |
We
will build |
|
| Us...
we... we |
Whom
my soul loveth |
She
be a wall... she be a door |
A...
sheep... sheep...
the
sheep |
| All
things... nothing |
Thy
flock |
A little |
The
largest |
| Do
not tell lies |
Tell
me |
What
shall we do... she shall be spoken for |
He
said to the
sheep |
| What
you hate |
Whom
my soul loveth |
A little
sister... our sister |
I
care for you |
| All
things are plain in the sight of heaven.... become manifest... nothing
covered |
Thy
flock... at noon |
In
the day when |
Until...
When |
| c.f Saying 6 in The
Gospel of Thomas Joint Spirit-Body |
|
What
diet shall we observe? |
He
who will drink from my mouth
|
|
Nothing
covered will remain without being
uncovered
|
Nothing hidden will not become manifest |
Looked for that one until he found it
|
Looked for that one until he found it |
|
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(5) Jesus said,
"Recognize
what
is in your sight, and that which is hidden from you will become
plain
to you. For there is nothing
hidden
which will not become
manifest."
|
(c.f.
Thomas
5)
[1:6b] because the
sun hath looked upon me: my
mother's children were
angry with me;
|
(c.f.
Thomas
109)
[8:9b] we will inclose her
with boards of cedar.
The Girl:
[10]
I
am a wall, and my breasts like towers: then was that I in
his eyes as one found favour. [11] Solomon had a vineyard
at Baal-hamon;
(c.f. Thomas
110)
[8:11b] he let out the vineyard unto keepers;
|
(108)
Jesus said, "He who will
drink from my mouth will become
like me. I myself shall become he, and
the
things that are hidden will be
revealed
to him."
|
|
|
|
|
|
My
mother's children |
Her ( our
sister ) |
|
|
Were
angry with me |
I...
found favour |
|
| Recognize
what
is in your sight... become plain... become manifest |
The
sun hath looked upon me |
I
in his eyes as one |
Become
like me |
| Become
manifest |
|
|
Become
like me... become
he |
| c.f Saying 5 in The
Gospel of Thomas Joint Spirit-Body |
|
Recognize
what is in your sight |
The
kingdom |
|
|
Become plain to you |
Found the treasure |
|
| Nothing
hidden which will not
become manifest |
Hidden
|
Hidden treasure |
The
things that are hidden will be revealed |
|
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|
(4)
Jesus said, "The
man old in
days will not hesitate to ask
a
small child seven days old about the
place of life, and he will live. For many
who are first will become
last, and they
will become one and the same."
|
(c.f. Thomas
4)
[1:5] O ye
daughters of Jerusalem, as the
tents of Kedar, as the
curtains of Solomon. [6] Look not upon me, because I am
black, |
(c.f. Thomas
111)
[8:11c] every
one for the fruit thereof was to bring a
thousand
pieces of silver. [12] My
vineyard, which is mine, is before
me: thou,
|
(109)
Jesus said, "The
kingdom is
like a man
who
had a
hidden treasure in his
field without knowing it.
And after he died, he left it to his
son. The
son did not know
(about
the treasure). He inherited the
field and sold it. And the
one who
bought it went plowing and found
the treasure. He began to lend money
at interest to whomever
he wished."
|
|
|
|
|
| Many
who |
Ye
daughters of Jerusalem |
Every
one |
Who...
whomever |
| Ask...
about the
place of life |
The
curtains of Solomon |
A thousand
pieces of silver |
Plowing...
A hidden treasure... Found the
treasure
|
| The
man old in days |
Solomon |
Thou
( Solomon) |
The
kingdom is like a man |
| A small
child seven days old |
Ye
daughters of Jerusalem |
Every
one |
His
son... The son
|
| The
place of life |
The
tents of Kedar |
My
vineyard |
His
field... the field |
| Who... become
last |
I am
black... kedar
= dark |
Before
me |
Who...
whomever |
| They
will become one and the same |
Jerusalem
(Hebrew =
"The teaching of peace")...
Solomon (Hebrew = "peace") or of two becoming one,
C.f. Thomas
22, 106) |
Every
one |
The
one who bought it went plowing |
| c.f Saying 4 in The
Gospel of Thomas Joint Spirit-Body |
| The
man |
The
man old in days… will live |
The
one who lives from the living one will not see death |
A man |
| A small child |
|
|
His son |
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|
(3)
Jesus said, "If
those who
lead
you say to you, 'See, the kingdom is in the sky,' then the
birds
of the sky will
precede you. If they say to you, 'It is in the sea,'
then the
fish will precede you.
Rather, the
kingdom is inside of you,
and it is outside of you. When you come to know
yourselves,
then you
will become known, and you
will realize that it is you
who are the sons
of the living father. But if you will not know yourselves,
you
dwell in
poverty
and it is you who are
that poverty."
|
(c.f.
Thomas
3)
[1:4]
Draw
me, we
will run after thee: the
king hath brought me into his
chambers: we
will be glad and rejoice in thee, we
will remember thy
love more than wine: the upright love thee. [5] I am
black, but comely,
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(c.f.
Thomas
112)
[8:12b] O Solomon,
must
have a thousand, and those that keep
the
fruit
thereof two hundred.
(c.f. Thomas
113)
[8:13] Thou
that dwellest in the gardens,
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Jesus said, "Whoever
finds
the
world and becomes
rich,
let him renounce the
world."
(111)
Jesus said, "The heavens
and the earth will be rolled
up in your presence. And the
one who lives
from the living one will not see
death." Does not Jesus say, "Whoever
finds
himself is
superior to
the
world?"
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The
king hath brought me into his chambers |
Thou
that dwellest in the gardens |
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Lead
you... The birds... will precede
you... the fish will precede you
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Draw
me... We will run after thee |
Must
have... keep... dwellest |
Finds...
rolled up... finds |
| The
kingdom is inside of you |
The
king hath brought me into his chambers |
Thou
that dwellest in the gardens |
Lives
from the living one...
Whoever...
is superior
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will become known |
We
will be glad and rejoice in thee |
Thou
that dwellest in the gardens |
Finds
himself |
| You
will realize |
We
will remember |
Solomon
( Hebrew = peace ) |
See...
finds |
| You
who are the sons of the living father |
Thy
love |
The
fruit |
Himself... the
one who lives from the living
one |
| Poverty... poverty |
I
am black |
Must
have a thousand |
The
world... rich... the
world... the world |
| c.f Saying 3 in The
Gospel of Thomas Joint Spirit-Body |
| When
you come to know yourselves |
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Whoever
finds himself
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Rather,
the kingdom is inside of you,
and it is outside of you.
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Rather,
the kingdom
of the father is spread out upon the earth, and men do not see it
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Jesus said, "Let
him who
seeks continue
seeking until he finds. When he finds, he
will become
troubled. When he becomes
troubled, he will be astonished,
and he
will
rule over the All."
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(c.f.
Thomas
2)
[1:2b]
for thy
love is better than wine. [3] Because of the savour of thy
good
ointments thy name is as
ointment poured forth, therefore
do
the
virgins love thee.
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(c.f.
Thomas
114)
[8:13b] the
companions hearken to thy voice: cause
me to hear
it.
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(112) Jesus said, "Woe
to the
flesh that depends
on the soul; woe
to the soul that depends
on
the
flesh."
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will
rule |
The
virgins love thee |
The companions hearken
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The
soul... depends |
| Continue
seeking until he finds |
Thy
love is better than wine... as ointment poured forth |
Hearken
to thy voice... hear
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Woe...
depends... Woe... depends
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| He
will become troubled... astonished |
Therefore... virgins
love thee |
Cause me to hear it
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Woe
to the
flesh... Woe
to the soul
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| He
will rule over the All |
Thy
name is as ointment poured forth |
Cause
me |
Depends...
depends
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Gospel of Thomas Joint Spirit-Body |
| He
will become troubled |
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Woe
to the soul |
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And he said,
"Whoever
finds
the interpretation of these
sayings will
not
experience death."
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[1:1]
The
song of songs, which is Solomon's
(c.f. Thomas
1)
[1:2] Let him kiss
me with the kisses
of his mouth: |
[14]
Make
haste, my
beloved, and be thou
like to a roe or to a young hart upon the
mountains of spices. |
(113)
His disciples said to him,
"When
will the kingdom come?"
<Jesus said,> "It will not come by waiting for it. It
will not be
a matter of saying 'here it is' or 'there it is.' Rather, the
kingdom
of the father is spread out upon the
earth, and men do not
see it."
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| Whoever
finds... will... experience |
Kiss
me with... kisses |
Make
haste, my beloved |
When
will the kingdom come? |
| These
sayings |
The
song of songs... mouth |
Spices |
It
will not be
a matter of saying |
| Not
experience death |
Solomon
= Peace (Or two becoming one - Thomas
22, 106) |
My
beloved... the mountain |
The
kingdom... the kingdom... the earth |
| c.f Saying 1 in The
Gospel of Thomas Joint Spirit-Body |
| (Not
see death) |
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Not
see it (i.e, the kingdom)
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| Not experience death |
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The kingdom... here it is... the
kingdom... upon the
earth |
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Join
"The
living Jesus", "A living spirit" and
"take up his cross"
together for the
spiritual body, Thomas 55, Prologue,
and 114 .
These
are the secret
sayings
which the
living Jesus
spoke and which Didymos Judas Thomas wrote down.
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Simon Peter said to him,
"Let Mary leave us, for women are not worthy of life."
Jesus said, "I myself shall lead her in order to make her male, so that
she too may become a
living spirit resembling you
males. For every
woman who will make herself male will enter the kingdom of heaven.
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According to the New Testament scriptures such a Gospel would be
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