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''The one who seeks should not cease seeking until he finds. And when he finds, he will be dismayed...'' Could the ''chet'' be the source of Thomas's riddle?</ref> | ''The one who seeks should not cease seeking until he finds. And when he finds, he will be dismayed...'' Could the ''chet'' be the source of Thomas's riddle?</ref> | ||
<ref group="a">It is a good exercise to read the Gospel of Thomas in the genre of prophetic riddle or ''sensus plenior'', since he shares many of the same riddles which are mistakenly interpreted to be literal and so are identified as Gnostic</ref> | <ref group="a">It is a good exercise to read the Gospel of Thomas in the genre of prophetic riddle or ''sensus plenior'', since he shares many of the same riddles which are mistakenly interpreted to be literal and so are identified as Gnostic</ref> | ||
<ref>It is not being suggested that the Gospel of Thomas is scripture, only that the author was familiar with | <ref>It is not being suggested that the Gospel of Thomas is scripture, only that the author was familiar with notarikon.</ref> | ||
Dismay is terror. When people met the Holy God they fell on their faces. | Dismay is terror. When people met the Holy God they fell on their faces. | ||
<ref>{{bgw| Ge 17:3 }} And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,</ref> | <ref>{{bgw| Ge 17:3 }} And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,</ref> |