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CHAPTER XIII, 39-64.
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the contents of their twaddle and the faultiness of their statements, (49) that is, where and with what limits did that earth without form and void", the darkness, the sacred being and his breathing?, and the black water arise ? 50. Or of what description was the sacred being himself? 51. It is manifest that he was not light, (52) because, when the light was seen by him, (53) stooping he considered its, for the reason that he had not seen it before. 54. If they say that he was dark, that manifestly implies that the origin of darkness is utteringa word and there is light. 55. If they say that he was not dark, but light, (56) why, when the light was seen by him, did he admire and consider it, though he was light himself? 57. And if they say that he was neither light nor dark, (58) it is necessary for such to specify that third state which is not light and not dark.
59. Then as to him whose position and abode were in darkness and black water, and light was never seen by him, how was it possible for him to look at that light? 60. And what was his divinity owing to ? 61. Because even now it is not possible for any one who remains in darkness to look at the light. 62. Observe also this, that if his origin and abode were darkness, how was it possible for him to remain opposite the light ? 63. Because this is known, that it is not possible for darkness to remain opposite the light, since the latter puts it aside harmless.
64. Again, I ask this, that is, was that earth, which
1 See $ 6 n.
* See $ 7 n. : See 10. The scripture merely says that God saw the light, that it was good;" but this difference does not really affect the author's argument as to the previous non-existence of light.
• Assuming that Paz. frâi is a misreading of Pahl. parâs.
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