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Gnostic John the Baptizer — Some Typical Extracts · 5 of 24 · tr. G.R.S. Mead

Section 5

THE GOOD FISHER REJECTS THE OVERTURES OF THE EVIL ONES AND OVERWHELMS THEM (§ 38). In the Name of Great Life may hallowed Light be glorified.
Themes
Cosmic Dualismtheology

Ontological opposition between two primal principles (light/darkness, truth/lie, spirit/matter) as the fundamental structure of reality.

The passage explicitly contrasts the 'Good Fisher' with 'Evil Ones', establishing an ontological opposition between good and evil.

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Divine Lighttheology

The uncreated luminous quality of the divine, sometimes experienced directly in mystical states; illumination as revelation.

The text directly invokes 'hallowed Light' to be glorified in the Name of Great Life.

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Prayerpraxis

Direct address to the divine, whether petitionary, contemplative, or liturgical; speech and silence offered upward.

The text explicitly states 'In the Name... may hallowed Light be glorified', constituting a direct address and invocation to the divine.

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Sacred Namestheology

Divine names or formulas that carry ontological power, used in prayer, liturgy, or magical practice.

The passage centers on invoking 'In the Name of Great Life' as a powerful formula that overcomes evil.

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