“... Further, rest is explicitly offered in a passage of Thomas' (90) which most authorities regard as definitely deriving from the Wisdom tradition and which is found in similar form in Matthew 11:28-29 [...] The version in Thomas reads, "Come to me because my yoke is easy and my mastery is gentle and you will find your rest." [...] Ben Sirach also regards rest as a reward of Wisdom, "for at last you will find the rest (anapausin) she gives" (7:28). Further, in Ben Sirach, we find a passage (reminiscent of Matt 11:29-30 which is parallel to Thomas 90) related to rest, "Put your neck under the yoke, and let your souls receive instruction; it is to be found close by. See with your eyes that I have labored little and found for myself much rest" (51:26-27). The occurrence of the word "rest" in Logion 2 is entirely in accord with this tradition. [...] In this passage Jesus speaks as Wisdom, just as he does in Thomas' parallel Logion 90, "Come to me because my yoke is easy and my mastery is gentle and you will find your rest." ...”