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Theodotus

Section 32

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Author: Theodotus

XXXII. Pythagoras thought that he who gave things their names,

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ought

to

be

regarded

not

only

the

most

intelligent

,

but

the

oldest

of

the

wise

men

.

We

must

,

then

,

search

the

Scriptures

accurately

,

since

they

are

admitted

to

be

expressed

in

parables

,

and

from

the

names

hunt

out

the

thoughts

which

the

Holy

Spirit

,

propounding

respecting

things

,

teaches

by

imprinting

His

mind

,

so

to

speak

,

on

the

expressions

;

that

the

names

used

with

various

meanings

,

being

made

the

subject

of

accurate

investigation

,

may

be

explained

,

and

that

that

which

is

hidden

under

many

integuments

may

,

being

handled

and

learned

,

come

to

light

and

gleam

forth

.

For

so

also

lead

turns

white

as

you

rub

it

;

white

lead

being

produced

from

black

.

So

also

scientific

knowledge

(

gnosis

)

,

shedding

its

light

and

brightness

on

things

,

shows

itself

to

be

in

truth

the

divine

wisdom

,

the

pure

light

,

which

illumines

the

men

whose

eyeball

is

clear

,

unto

the

sure

vision

and

comprehension

of

truth

.