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Obviously I don't fit into any of Aristotle's categories. What typology should be applied, then?
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You are the Messiah, the one sent by God to defeat the Romans and liberate Jerusalem.
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You are an amazing rabbi, a Jewish Socrates, who stumps the scribes and the pharisees in the most delightful way.
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| 4. | Thomas the Twin said: | ||||
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It's not about the words. Seekers in every age will look for you, and find a reflection of their own Zeitgeist. Twentieth century scholars will call you the Historical Jesus.
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| I am not the Historical Jesus, because this is not The Q document. Because you have drunk deeply from the stream that I have tended, you have become inebriated. |
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| 6. | Jesus took Thomas to a rushing stream, where the others could not hear. | ||||
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| 9. | At the next opportunity, the other disciples asked Thomas: | ||||
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What did Jesus say to you? | |||||
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Whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows, and saying "We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented." | |||||
| 11. | And Matthew said: | ||||
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I already know that. But I saw you answer him. What was that all about? | |||||
| 11. | Thomas said: | ||||
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The Kingdom of Vocal Harmony is within you, and without you. |
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