MATERIALS FOR THE STUDY OF THE APOSTOLIC GNOSIS PART I. CONTAINING F E, anp APOLOGIA INTRODUCTION HISTORICAL ARTICLE THE NAMING OF ST. JOHN BAPTIST THE NAME “IH30YS XPISTOS” THE PARABLES IN ST. MATTHEW XIII. BY THOMAS SIMCOX LEA, D.D. VICAR OF ST. AUSTELL AND FREDERICK BLIGH BOND, F.R.I.B.A. AUTHOR OF “THE GATE OF REMEMBRANCE” OXFORD B. H. BLACKWELL, BROAD STREET 1919 ‘FURTHER CHAPTERS (IN PREPARATION) 1. THE MATHEMATICAL SYMBOLISM OF THE GNOSIS. “TIZTI2 ‘02 KOKKOZ 2INATIEO2.” THE Gnostic “ @HZATPOX". ‘Tue Star oF BETHLEHEM. 1s 3. THE Vision oF St. PETER AND THE GEOMETRICAL SYMBOL OF THE CHURCH. 4. THE EpistLe (? OF APOLLOS) TO THE HEBREWS. THE SABBATH. Tue Sanctuary. TETPA-XHAIZMENA. MEAXIZEAEK. 5. MISCELLANEOUS EXAMPLES FROM Hoty ScRIPTURE. Tue VISION OF THE SHEPHERDS. ‘Meyarives 4 Yuxh pev roy Képuay. na @KOTOKOZ MHTHP TOT 0THPOZ. Tue Fist or Broop. Tue Journey To Emmaus. ETC. ETC, BTC. 2097535HAPTER Il. Il. IV. CONTENTS Dx. Lea’s Arovucia . . . . . PREFACE . 5 5 a a! INTRODUCTION . . . . . Tue GeMaTRIA oF THE GREEK SCRIPTURES: A Historica, SkeTCH ~« see Tre Naminc oF St. Jon Bartist Tae Gematria of 2368. 0. Specimens or GEMATRIA FROM St. MaTTHEW A poo SSS SS Sees PAGE 10 15 34 52 64 107