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Metalogos The Gospels of Thomas & Philip & Truth

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ahyh ashr ahyh<br />

I-Am Who I-Am<br />

Now when <strong>Thomas</strong> comes to his<br />

comrades, they inquire <strong>of</strong> him: What<br />

did Yeshua say to thee? || <strong>Thomas</strong> says<br />

to them: If I tell you even one <strong>of</strong> the<br />

words which he spoke to me, you will<br />

take up stones to cast at me— and fire<br />

will come from the stones to consume<br />

you. (¹asyndeton; the Name does not appear in<br />

the papyrus, but can be inferred with certainty; Ex<br />

3:14, Lev 24:16, Mk 14:62, Lk 6:40, Jn 4:14 15:1,<br />

Th 61b 77, Ph 125; cp. Odes <strong>of</strong> St Solomon 11:6-9<br />

— ‘I drank and was inebriated with the living water<br />

that does not die’; note also the infinite gematria <strong>of</strong><br />

Ex 3:14159263...)<br />

14. Yeshua says to them: If you fast,¹<br />

you shall beget transgression° for<br />

yourselves.² And if you pray,¹ you<br />

shall be condemned. And if you give<br />

alms,¹ you shall cause evil to your<br />

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