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Essential Gnostic Scriptures
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Author : Marvin Meyer
language : en
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Release Date : 2011-11-22
Essential Gnostic Scriptures written by Marvin Meyer and has been published by Shambhala Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-22 with Religion categories.
The people we’ve come to call gnostics were passionate advocates of the view that salvation comes through knowledge and personal experience, and their passion shines through in the remarkable body of writings they produced over a period of more than a millennium and a half. Willis Barnstone and Marvin Meyer have created a translation that brings the gnostic voices to us from across the centuries with remarkable power and beauty—beginning with texts from the earliest years of Christianity—including material from the Nag Hammadi library—and continuing all the way up to expressions of gnostic wisdom found within Islam and in the Cathar movement of the Middle Ages. The twenty-one texts included here serve as a compact introduction to Gnosticism and its principal ideas—and they also provide an entrée to the pleasures of gnostic literature in general, representing, as they do, the greatest masterpieces of that tradition.
The Essential Gnostic Gospels
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Author : Alan Jacobs
language : en
Publisher: Watkins Publishing
Release Date : 2009-08
The Essential Gnostic Gospels written by Alan Jacobs and has been published by Watkins Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-08 with Apocryphal Gospels categories.
Presents selections from the gnostic gospels, including "The Fable of Pearl," "Poimandres," "The Gospel of Truth," and "The Secret Book according to St. John."
The Gnostic Scriptures Second Edition
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Author : Bentley Layton
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2021-07-06
The Gnostic Scriptures Second Edition written by Bentley Layton and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-06 with Gnosticism categories.
A collection of extra-biblical scriptures written by the gnostics, updated with three ancient texts including the recently discovered Gospel of Judas This definitive introduction to the gnostic scriptures provides a crucial look at the theology, religious atmosphere, and literary traditions of ancient Christianity and Hellenistic Judaism. It provides authoritative translations of ancient texts from Greek, Latin, and Coptic, with introductions, bibliographies, and annotations. The texts are organized to reflect the history of gnosticism in the second through fourth centuries CE. This second edition provides updates throughout and adds three new ancient texts, including the recently discovered Gospel of Judas.
The Gnostic Scriptures
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Author : Joseph Lumpkin
language : en
Publisher: Fifth Estate Incorporated
Release Date : 2006-01-01
The Gnostic Scriptures written by Joseph Lumpkin and has been published by Fifth Estate Incorporated this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-01-01 with Religion categories.
To understand some of the basic beliefs of Gnosticism, let us start with the common ground shared between Gnosticism and modern Christianity. Both believe the world is imperfect, corrupt, and brutal. The blame for this, according to mainstream Christianity, is placed squarely on the shoulders of man himself. With the fall of man (Adam), the world was forever changed to the undesirable and harmful place in which we live today. However, Gnostics reject this view as an incorrect interpretation of the creation myth. According to Gnostics, the blame is not in ourselves, but in our creator. The creator of this world was himself somewhat less than perfect and in fact, deeply flawed and cruel, making mankind the children of a lesser God....The parallel between Sophia and Mary Magdalene in Gnostic theology cannot be overstated. Sophia was the handmaiden of the Supreme God, carrying the life force, which was the emanation of God. She carried the truth within her, which she offered to Adam. The truth was offered up to set him free. Mary was the consort of Jesus, carrying the imparted knowledge and possibly his life force in the form of a child. She revealed to the apostles the truth Jesus personally and intimately gave to her alone. We will see this stated clearly in The Gospel of Mary Magdalene later in this book.
The Gospel Of The Gnostics
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Author : Duncan Greenlees
language : en
Publisher: Book Tree
Release Date : 2006-10
The Gospel Of The Gnostics written by Duncan Greenlees and has been published by Book Tree this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-10 with Gnosticism categories.
Recommended by top scholars in the field of Gnostic studies for many years, but has been virtually impossible to find until now. One of the best books on the subject, essential for any serious researcher. A virtual gold mine of Gnostic material, some translated and presented here for the first time.
The Gnostic Scriptures
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Author : Bentley Layton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995-01-08
The Gnostic Scriptures written by Bentley Layton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-01-08 with Religion categories.
This introduction to the gnostic scriptures takes a look at the theology, religious atmosphere and literary traditions of ancient Christianity and Hellenistic Judaism.
The Gnostic Gospels
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Author : Alan Jacobs
language : en
Publisher: Watkins Media Limited
Release Date : 2016-11-15
The Gnostic Gospels written by Alan Jacobs and has been published by Watkins Media Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-15 with Religion categories.
This eye-opening collection of texts sheds light on the esoteric knowledge of Gnosticism, revealing intimate conversations between Jesus and his Disciples In 1945, several gospels, hidden since the first century, were found in the Egyptian Desert at Nag Hammadi. This discovery caused a sensation as the scrolls revealed the mysteries of the Gnostics—a movement which emerged during the formative period of Christianity. ‘Gnosis’, from the Greek, broadly meaning ‘hidden spiritual knowledge’, was associated with renouncing the material world, and focusing on attaining the life of the Holy Spirit. Many Christian sects are derived from the esoteric knowledge of Gnosticism. The gospels selected here by Alan Jacobs reveal intimate conversations between Jesus and his Disciples. The Gospel of Mary Magdalene sheds new light on his relationship with his favorite follower, while the Gospel of Thomas consists of mini-parables of deep inward and symbolic meaning—many of which are not found in the New Testament. The wisdom in this inspiring collection of texts is wholly relevant to our lives today, addressing the questions of good and evil, sin and suffering, and the path to salvation.
The Gnostic Bible
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Author : Willis Barnstone
language : en
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Release Date : 2006
The Gnostic Bible written by Willis Barnstone and has been published by Shambhala Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Religion categories.
The most comprehensive collection of gnostic literature ever published, this volume is the result of a unique collaboration between a renowned poet-translator and a leading scholar of early Christian texts.
The Gnostic Bible
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Author : Willis Barnstone
language : en
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Release Date : 2009-06-30
The Gnostic Bible written by Willis Barnstone and has been published by Shambhala Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-06-30 with Religion categories.
Gnosticism was a wide-ranging religious movement of the first millennium CE—with earlier antecedents and later flourishings—whose adherents sought salvation through knowledge and personal religious experience. Gnostic writings offer striking perspectives on both early Christian and non-Christian thought. For example, some gnostic texts suggest that god should be celebrated as both mother and father, and that self-knowledge is the supreme path to the divine. Only in the past fifty years has it become clear how far the gnostic influence spread in ancient and medieval religions—and what a marvelous body of scriptures it produced. The selections gathered here, in poetic, readable translation, represent Jewish, Christian, Hermetic, Mandaean, Manichaean, Islamic, and Cathar expressions of gnostic spirituality. Their regions of origin include Egypt, the Greco-Roman world, the Middle East, Syria, Iraq, China, and France. Also included are introductions, notes, an extensive glossary, and a wealth of suggestions for further reading.
The Gnostic Gospels
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Author : Elaine Pagels
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2013-07-25
The Gnostic Gospels written by Elaine Pagels and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-07-25 with History categories.
As discussed in The Da Vinci Code... Long buried and suppressed, the Gnostic Gospels contain the secret writings attributed to the followers of Jesus. In 1945 fifty-two papyrus texts, including gospels and other secret documents, were found concealed in an earthenware jar buried in the Egyptian desert. These so-called Gnostic writings were Coptic translations from the original Greek dating from the time of the New Testament. The material they embodied - poems, quasi-philosophical descriptions of the origins of the universe, myths, magic and instructions for mystic practice - were later declared heretical, as they offered a powerful alternative to the Orthodox Christian tradition. In a book that is as exciting as it is scholarly, Elaine Pagels examines these texts and the questions they pose and shows why Gnosticism was eventually stamped out by the increasingly organised and institutionalised Orthodox Church.