The Mystery Man of the Nag Hammadi Library
In a republished The American Weekly article in the The San Francisco Examiner , published on April 07, 1957, we get the first quotes of early translations from the lost "Fifth Gospel." As the article states, the Apostle Thomas recorded these sayings while with Jesus and when Jesus spoke at Capernaum, on the Mount, by the shores of Galilee, in Bethany, and on the road to Jerusalem. Quotes reference included: Jesus said: He that is near Me is near the fire. He that is far from Me is far from the fire. Jesus said: He that searcheth findeth. He that findeth will be astonished. He that is astonished will be in admiration. And he that knoweth admiration will reign over the world. And Jesus said: Man is like unto a clever fisherman who casts his net into the sea draws it up full of little fishes. And among the little fishes he finds one good big fish. And the wise fisherman takes the on big fish and throws back into the sea all the l...