11.11.2012 Views

Metalogos The Gospels of Thomas & Philip & Truth

Metalogos The Gospels of Thomas & Philip & Truth

Metalogos The Gospels of Thomas & Philip & Truth

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

Create successful ePaper yourself

Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.

72. <strong>The</strong> truth did not come unto the<br />

world naked, but rather it has come in<br />

symbolic° imagery. (<strong>The</strong> world) will not<br />

receive it in any other fashion. <strong>The</strong>re is<br />

a rebirth° together with a reborn<br />

imagery. It is truly appropriate not to<br />

be reborn thru the imagery.¹ (Jn 3) What<br />

is the resurrection with its imagery?—<br />

it is appropriate to arise thru the<br />

imagery.¹ <strong>The</strong> Bridal-Chamber with its<br />

imagery?— it is appropriate to come<br />

into the truth thru the imagery, which<br />

is this restoration°. It is appropriate for<br />

those born not only <strong>of</strong> the words ‘the<br />

Father with the Son with the Sacred<br />

Spirit’, but (moreover) born <strong>of</strong> them [...²]<br />

themselves. Whoever is not begotten <strong>of</strong><br />

them, will have the name also taken<br />

from him. (Ph 63) Yet one receives them<br />

in the Chrism <strong>of</strong> the fullness in the<br />

power <strong>of</strong> the cross³, which the Apostles<br />

call: the right with the left. (Ph 9 44) For<br />

this-one is no longer a Christic but<br />

147

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!