Yaldabaoth

Jesus, it turns out, is not the son of the Old Testament God, whose retinue includes a rebellious creator known as Yaldabaoth, but an avatar of Adam’s third son, Seth.

Archive 2006-04-01 Ann Althouse 2006

When Yaldabaoth saw what had transpired, he said, The man has now become like one of us, being able to stay awake forever.

An Ancient Account of the Origin of Daylight Saving's Time James F. McGrath 2010

Now the serpent was more caffeinated than any of the wild animals Yaldabaoth had made.

An Ancient Account of the Origin of Daylight Saving's Time James F. McGrath 2010

So Yaldabaoth banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken.

An Ancient Account of the Origin of Daylight Saving's Time James F. McGrath 2010

Yaldabaoth said, It is not good for the man to be alone.

An Ancient Account of the Origin of Daylight Saving's Time James F. McGrath 2010

Now Yaldabaoth had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man he had formed.

An Ancient Account of the Origin of Daylight Saving's Time James F. McGrath 2010

Yaldabaoth took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.

An Ancient Account of the Origin of Daylight Saving's Time James F. McGrath 2010

Given that much like me, Yaldabaoth is all-powerful and all-knowing, why didn't he/she/it just make a second sun?

An Ancient Account of the Origin of Daylight Saving's Time James F. McGrath 2010

But this day was the start of daylight saving's time, and the man slept for an hour less than he normally would have, and when he awoke his wound was still sore, and his pain caused him to become angry against Yaldabaoth and against the woman he had created.

An Ancient Account of the Origin of Daylight Saving's Time James F. McGrath 2010

And the Yaldabaoth made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground—trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food.

An Ancient Account of the Origin of Daylight Saving's Time James F. McGrath 2010