“... 83.2 But his image is hidden by his light. The point here may be that the Father himself remains invisible, although this would contradict GTh 15, which refers to vision of the Father. More likely perhaps is that the Father is surrounded by light, and in this surrounding light the Father (alone) can see his own image: the image is contained within the light, rather than penetrating it and going outside. This idea may be seen in the Apocryphon of John: For it is he who contemplates him[self] in his light which surrounds [him], namely the spring [of] living water … And in every direction he [perceives] his image [...] by seeing it in the spring of the [Spirit]. Here, the Father sees himself in the light-water surrounding him; he perceives his image as the light reflects it back to him. This might make sense of the apparent paradox at the end of this saying in Thomas, where the Father has an image, but it is hidden by his light. ...”