282 LITERATURE OF GNOSTIC WISDOMThey envied him, excluded from the union of the spirit.
Their exclusion spurred them into fashioning the bridal chamber
where lovers would come and be defiled.^59JESUS AT THE JORDAN
Jesus appeared at the Jordan River with the fullness of the kingdom
of heaven.
He was born before there was birth.
He was anointed once and was anointed anew.
He who was redeemed redeemed the world.MYSTERY
It is good to speak of mystery,
especially because the father of all
joined with the virgin who came down,
and on that day a fire shone over him.
He came to the bridal chamber.
So on that very day his body came into being.
And on that day he left the chamber with the splendor
of what passed between the bride and bridegroom.
Through this force Jesus did everything.
It is good for each of his students
to go into the chamber and rest.VIRGIN BIRTHS
Adam came into being from two virgins:
from the spirit and from the virgin earth,
and Christ was born of a virgin to heal the initial fall.TWO TREES OF PARADISE
Two trees are growing in paradise.^60
One bears animals, the other bears people.- Partially restored.
- On the trees of paradise, see Genesis 2:9 and following, along with gnostic interpretations.