Saying 83: Images and the Hidden Light
Images are visible to people, but the light inside them is hidden in the image of the Father's light; he will be revealed, and his image hidden by his light.
Commentary
Dense even by Thomas’s standards, and built on the Genesis language of humanity made in an image. Visibility and concealment keep swapping places.
Parallels
Genesis 1:26–27; 2 Corinthians 4:4
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