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I also do not believe that Thomas belongs in the Bible. But it appears to be teaching how to read prophetic riddle. The parable of the mustard seed is taught this way by the Greek (Gentile) church: The kingdom starts off small and grows larger and larger. If we have faith like the seed we can do mir...

I have studied it as if it were a tutorial on the method of riddle used in prophecy. His examples prove to be orthodox in teaching, and helpful for unpacking what some might call sensus plenior. I do not have a clear taxonomy for describing the methods of riddle yet, so it is difficult to explain wi...

Add this one to your clues. Gospel of Thomas 28 Jesus said: I stood in the midst of the world, and I appeared to them in the flesh. An observation: The word world in Hebrew is תבל tebel . By interpretation of gates and letters the purpose ת of teaching ל is the living word revealed to man ב. The li...