peri de introduces a new subject at 5:1, it also carries on the eschatological concerns of 4:13–18.57 The identical perspective may be true with the peri de of Matt 24:36. Thomas is one of the few who has noted this transition with peri de at Matt 24:36. The (de) that begins v 36 must be transitional because the thirty-sixth verse changes the discussion of signs preceding the coming to emphasize that no signs will precede the parousia. Peri de, (24:36), is a frequent device for introducing a change