man-made woman
This verse of the Gospel of Thomas always intrigued me. I know the historical background, I know it's most probably a gnostic inspired philosophy - with female representing evil/earth/body and male representing good/heaven/soul (like yin/yang) - but none the less its wording fascinates me.
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114. Simon Peter said to them: "Let Mary go away from us, for women are not worthy of life."
Jesus said: "Look, I will draw her in so as to make her male,
so that she too may become a living male spirit, similar to you."
But I say to you: "Every woman who makes herself male will enter the kingdom of heaven."