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An adult carries an oil lamp from a dark doorway into a plain room.
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Historical Library · Nag Hammadi

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Anonymous. The prologue attributes the sayings to Didymos Judas Thomas; this is not proof of historical authorship.

Nag Hammadi Codex II (NHAM 02), pp. 32–51 · Sahidic Coptic with Lycopolitan features

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Prologue 0 and sayings 1-114 are retained. Numbered paragraphs within a saying are modern reader units, not ancient verse numbering.

    Gospel of Thomas 24:1

    Light and Darkness

    Story guide: The ordinary lamp offers metaphorical light against darkness; it does not identify the man of light or give his body a supernatural glow.

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    1His disciples said, "Show us the place where you are, for it is necessary for us to seek it." He said to them, "Whoever has ears, let him hear. There is light within a man of light, and he lights the whole world. When he does not shine, there is darkness."

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