Saying 52
- (52) His disciples said to him, "Twenty-four prophets spoke in Israel, and all of them spoke in you."
He said to them, "You have omitted the one living in your presence and have spoken (only) of the dead."
Arrgh! I was on a roll. Sorry.
Some keys to consider,
- Israel started with Jacob.
- Prophets in Judah probably don't count as prophets in Israel, since the nation was split.
- Many prophets were mentioned, but we don't know what they said, therefore they didn't 'speak'.
- There are a couple possibilities for the one who is alive. It could be John, who is an Old Testament prophet, was alive, and by that time Judah was known as Israel again. The other would be Jesus.
Help me.... ;-)
Go to Gospel of Thomas - Chapter 05