Metalogos The Gospels of Thomas & Philip & Truth

of the Mating), 104 109 131 (the Immaculate
Marriage), 142 (the Sacraments of this Marriage).
Cain (46): Heb Nyq (product and hence
possession); that is, ‘my or our product’ rather than
‘product of God’, perhaps indicating that the
‘original transgression’ of humans consisted in
claiming (Godlike) to create and hence to judge
their offspring; Gen 2:15-4:1, Ecl 11:5!— see Ph
93 129, as well as ‘Theogenesis’.
Chrism (28 51 52 71 72 73 80 81 88 98 101
118 141): Gk ΧΡΙΣΜΑ (unguent) = Copt ne6
(C240b), so2n (C388b), tw6s (C461b); the
sacrament of anointing with olive oil, christification;
see Anointed, Sacrament, Tr 41.
Christ (4): Gk ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ; see Anointed.
Christic (6 14 48 53 63 72 101 103 108): Gk
ΧΡΙΣΤΙΚΟΣ (follower of Christ) = Heb
‘Messianic’ (follower of the Messiah).
Communion (106): Copt 4lhl (C559a);
communicating with God, prayer: The Shorter
Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, CD-ROM
version 2.0: ‘Communion: 3. Intimate mental or
spiritual communing’, i.e. silent prayer— see Mt
6:6; (note that in Lk 18:1, ΠΑΝΤΟΤΕ
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