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The Wisdom of Solomon says wisdom fills and penetrates all things. The Gospel of Thomas describes Jesus speaking this way, telling his disciples to split a piece of wood or lift up a stone, and they will find him there.
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1000+ CE
Wisdom of Solomon 7:24
Deuterocanon
23 beneficent, humane, steadfast, sure, free from anxiety, all-powerful, overseeing all, and penetrating through all spirits that are intelligent, pure, and altogether subtle. 24 For wisdom is more mobile than any motion; because of her pureness she pervades and penetrates all things. 25 For she is a breath of the power of God, and a pure emanation of the glory of the Almighty; therefore nothing defiled gains entrance into her.
Gospel of Thomas 1:77
Early Christian
76 Jesus said, “The kingdom of the Father is like a merchant who had merchandise and found a pearl. That merchant was prudent; he sold the merchandise and bought the single pearl for himself. You too seek his unfailing treasure that is enduring, where neither moth approaches to devour nor worm destroys.” 77 Jesus said, “I am the light that is over all things. I am the All; the All came forth from me, and to me the All has come. Split a piece of wood, and I am there. Lift up the stone, and you will find me there.” 78 Jesus said, “Why did you come out into the countryside? To see a reed shaken by the wind? And to see a man dressed in soft clothing? Look, your kings and your great men are those who wear soft clothing, and they cannot know the truth.”
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“... All that comes into being is from Wisdom; all that comes into being is permeated with Wisdom. As Wisdom is the reflection of the light of God, all things come from the light. In Thomas Logion 77 Jesus (as Wisdom) states that ‘I am the light which is above [all things], I am [all things]; [all things] came forth from me and [all things] reached me. Split wood, I am there; lift the stone up, you will find me there.’ Wisdom permeates all things; Wisdom is the light from God’s light through which all things come forth. In the thought world of the Wisdom of Solomon Logion 77 would have been unambiguous and unexceptional. The convention of Wisdom speaking in the first person is, of course, well established in the Wisdom tradition (compare Proverbs 8:22-31). ...”
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