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Gospel of Thomas · 93 of 114 · tr. Thomas O. Lambdin

Logion 93

<Jesus said,> "Do not give what is holy to dogs, lest they throw them on the dung-heap. Do not throw the pearls to swine, lest they [...] it [...]."
Themes
Divine Hiddennesstheology

The supreme God's radical concealment beyond ordinary knowledge or perception; the Hidden Father.

The text implies that divine realities are concealed from those lacking spiritual capacity or worthiness to perceive them.

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Ritual Puritypraxis

The maintenance of a state of cleanliness—physical, moral, or spiritual—required for encounter with the divine.

The warning relies on the boundary between the holy and the unclean, using animals traditionally associated with impurity.

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Gnosis Direct Knowledgesoteriology

Salvation through direct experiential knowledge of the divine nature, not through faith, ritual, or moral works alone.

[auto] The 'holy' items and 'pearls' function as metaphors for the salvific knowledge or wisdom offered by Jesus.

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Hidden Sayingssoteriology

Esoteric teachings reserved for those ready to receive them; outer meaning conceals an inner liberating truth.

[auto] The passage explicitly instructs against revealing sacred teachings to those deemed unworthy or incapable of understanding them.

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