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Theodotus

Section 35

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Author: Theodotus

XXXV. Now I know that the mysteries of science (gnosis

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)

are

a

laughing

-

stock

to

many

,

especially

when

not

patched

up

with

sophistical

figurative

language

.

And

the

few

are

at

first

startled

at

them

;

as

when

light

is

suddenly

brought

into

a

convivial

party

in

the

dark

.

Subsequently

,

on

getting

used

and

accustomed

,

and

trained

to

reasoning

,

as

if

gladdened

and

exulting

for

delight

,

they

praise

the

Lord

.

…

For

as

pleasure

has

for

its

essence

release

from

pain

;

so

also

has

knowledge

the

removal

of

ignorance

.

For

as

those

that

are

most

asleep

think

they

are

most

awake

,

being

under

the

power

of

dream

-

visions

very

vivid

and

fixed

;

so

those

that

are

most

ignorant

think

that

they

know

most

.

But

blessed

are

they

who

rouse

themselves

from

this

sleep

and

derangement

,

and

raise

their

eyes

to

the

light

and

the

truth

.