Gospel of Thomas · 41 of 114 · tr. Thomas O. Lambdin
Logion 41
Jesus said, "Whoever has something in his hand will receive more, and whoever has nothing will be deprived of even the little he has."
§ Ask Guru about this passage →Themes
Gnosis Direct Knowledgesoteriology
Salvation through direct experiential knowledge of the divine nature, not through faith, ritual, or moral works alone.
[auto] The passage describes the economy of spiritual insight where possession leads to further revelation, implying salvation depends on this knowledge.
All passages →Paradox As Teachingethics
Using apparent contradiction, reversal, or riddle to destabilise ordinary understanding and induce insight.
[auto] The saying employs counter-intuitive logic regarding loss and gain to provoke deeper understanding beyond ordinary reasoning.
All passages →Pneumatic Electsoteriology
A spiritual elite who possess the divine spark and are predestined for salvation, contrasted with psychic (faithful) and hylic (material) persons.
[auto] It delineates a distinction between those possessing spiritual capacity and those lacking it, mirroring Gnostic anthropology.
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Tansillo .
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Shared concept: Paradox As Teaching — Using apparent contradiction, reversal, or riddle to destabilise ordinary understanding and induce insight. (derived)
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473 Cf.
p.
174, n.
3.
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Shared concept: Paradox As Teaching — Using apparent contradiction, reversal, or riddle to destabilise ordinary understanding and induce insight. (derived)
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