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Gnostic John the Baptizer — Some Typical Extracts · 21 of 24 · tr. G.R.S. Mead

Section 21

p. 81 1 The salt, bitter, water of the sea of death and destruction, as opposed to the fresh, sweet water, the living water or water of Life. 2 Equating with the Heavenly Jordan. 3 All symbolic objects in the cult. 4 Sc . the knife or sword of the Angel of Death. p. 82 1 This may mean at a certain period or appointed time. 2 The faithful are figured as birds as well as sheep. 3 An untranslatable idiom. 4 Sc . of this world.
Section 21 — Gnostic John the Baptizer — Some Typical Extracts — Guru