Metalogos The Gospels of Thomas & Philip & Truth

egotten (¹) as Son, moreover he was
anointed, moreover he was atoned,
moreover he atoned. (¹manuscript
dittography here omitted)
89. If it is appropriate to tell a
mystery, the Father of the totality
mated with the Virgin who had come
down— and a fire shone for him on that
day. He revealed the power of the
Bridal-Chamber. (Ph 64) Thus his body
came into being on that day.¹ He came
forth in the Bridal-Chamber as one who
has issued from the Bridegroom with
the Bride. This is how Yeshua
established the totality for himself in
his heart. And thru these², it is
appropriate for each one of the
Disciples to enter into his repose. (¹anti-
Gnostic!; ²i.e. the Bridegroom with the Bride; cp.
Odes of St Solomon 33:5-8— ‘There stood a
perfect Virgin who was proclaiming:... Return oh
you sons of men, and come oh you daughters of
men,... and I will enter into you.’)
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