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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 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.
The Gnostics
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Author : Andrew Phillip Smith Author
language : en
Publisher: Duncan Baird Publishers
Release Date : 2012-01-03
The Gnostics written by Andrew Phillip Smith Author and has been published by Duncan Baird Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-01-03 with Religion categories.
The Gnostics is a one-stop guide to everything you need to know about this mystical movement that teaches knowledge of God rather than unquestioning faith.
Gnostic Gospels Sacred Texts
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Author : Alan Jacobs
language : en
Publisher: Duncan Baird Publishers
Release Date : 2016-11-17
Gnostic Gospels Sacred Texts written by Alan Jacobs and has been published by Duncan Baird Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-17 with Religion categories.
The selections made in this volume shed light on these esoteric doctrines revealing intimate conversations between Jesus and his Disciples. The Gospel of Mary Magdalene throws new light on his relationship with this favourite disciple. The Gospel of Thomas contains concentrated mini-parables, containing deep inward and symbolic meaning, many of which are not found in the New Testament. The texts chosen are relevant to many of the perplexities of contemporary life and deal with the questions of good and evil, sin and suffering and the path to salvation.
The Secret Book Of John
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language : en
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
Release Date : 2012-12-14
The Secret Book Of John written by and has been published by Turner Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-14 with Religion categories.
This ancient Gnostic text can be a companion for your own spiritual quest The Secret Book of John is the most significant and influential text of the ancient Gnostic religion. Part of the library of books found in Nag Hammadi, Egypt, in 1945, this central myth of Gnosticism tells the story of how God fell from perfect Oneness to imprisonment in the material world, and how by knowing our divine nature and our divine origins—that we are one with God—we reverse God’s descent and find our salvation. The Secret Book of John: The Gnostic Gospel—Annotated & Explained decodes the principal themes, historical foundation, and spiritual contexts of this challenging yet fundamental Gnostic teaching. Drawing connections to Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, kabbalistic Judaism, and Sufism, Davies focuses on the mythology and psychology of the Gnostic religious quest. He illuminates the Gnostics’ ardent call for self-awareness and introspection, and the empowering message that divine wholeness will be restored not by worshiping false gods in an illusory material world but by our recognition of the inherent divinity within ourselves. Now you can experience and understand this foundational teaching even if you have no previous knowledge of Gnosticism. This SkyLight Illuminations edition presents the most important and valued book in Gnostic religion with insightful yet unobtrusive commentary. It provides deeper insight into the understanding that in Gnosticism the distinction between savior and saved ceases to exist—you must save yourself and in doing so save God.
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.
Nag Hammadi Gnosticism And Early Christianity
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Author : Charles W. Hedrick
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2005-10-17
Nag Hammadi Gnosticism And Early Christianity written by Charles W. Hedrick and has been published by Wipf and Stock Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-10-17 with Religion categories.
[This] book acquaints the beginner with the topic of gnosticism and early Christianity and presents to the specialist some of the new frontiers their colleagues are exploring. For the beginner there is a concise introduction to gnosticism. It covers the issues of origin, literature, leading ideas, and possible links with early Christianity. Each contributor has prepared a preface to his or her paper that points to its salient features and explains how the essay fits into the overall subject of the book. --from the Preface
The Secret Teachings Of Jesus
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language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 1986-05-12
The Secret Teachings Of Jesus written by and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986-05-12 with Religion categories.
In December 1945, two Egyptian fellahin, digging for natural fertilizer in the Nile River valley unearthed a sealed storage jar. The jar proved to hold treasure of an unexpected sort: a collection of some fifty-two ancient manuscripts, most of which reflect the teachings of a mystical religious movement we call Gnosticism (from the Greek word gnosis, "knowledge"). The texts are also, with few exceptions, Christian documents, and thus they provide us with valuable new information about the character of the early church, and about the Gnostic Christians within the church. In this volume, Marvin W. Meyer has produced a new English translation for general readers of four of the most important and revealing of these early Christian texts -- the Secret Book of James, the Gospel of Thomas, the Book of Thomas, and the Secret Book of John.
The Gnostic Discoveries
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Author : Marvin W. Meyer
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2009-07-21
The Gnostic Discoveries written by Marvin W. Meyer and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-07-21 with Religion categories.
The Meaning of the Nag Hammadi, now in paperback opens the with the thrilling adventure story of the discovery of the ancient Papyrii at Nag Hammadi. Muhammad Ali, the fellahin, discovered the sealed jar, he feared that it might contain a jinni, or spirit, but also had heard of hidden treasures in such jars. Greed overcame his fears and when he smashed open the jar, gold seemed to float into the air. To his disappointment, it was papyrus fragmenst, not gold, but for scholars around the world, it was invaluable. Meyer then discusses the pre–Christian forms of wisdom that went onto influence what Christians believe today. In addition, some Nag Hammadi texts are attributed to Valentinus, a man who almost became Pope, and whose rejection changed the church in significant ways. Text by text, Meyer traces the history and impact of this great find on the Church, right up to our current beliefs and popular cultural fascination with this officially suppressed secret knowledge about Jesus and his followers.
The Gospel Of Thomas
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Author : Jean-Yves Leloup
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2005-02-16
The Gospel Of Thomas written by Jean-Yves Leloup and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-02-16 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
A new translation and analysis of the gospel that records the actual words of Jesus • Explores the gnostic significance of Jesus's teachings recorded in this gospel • Explains the true nature of the new man whose coming Jesus envisioned • Translated and interpreted by the author of the bestselling The Gospel of Mary Magdalene and The Gospel of Philip One of the cache of codices and manuscripts discovered in Nag Hammadi, the Gospel of Thomas, unlike the canonical gospels, does not contain a narrative recording Christ's life and prophecies. Instead it is a collection of his teachings--what he actually said. These 114 logia, or sayings, were collected by Judas Didymus Thomas, whom some claim to be Jesus's closest disciple. No sooner was this gospel uncovered from the sands of Upper Egypt than scholars and theologians began to bury it anew in a host of conflicting interpretations and polemics. While some say it is a hodgepodge from the canonical gospels, for others it is the source text from which all the gospel writers drew their material and inspiration. In this new translation of the Gospel of Thomas, Jean-Yves Leloup shows that the Jesus recorded by the "infinitely skeptical and infinitely believing" Thomas has much in common with gnostics of non-dualistic schools. Like them, Jesus preaches the coming of a new man, the genesis of the man of knowledge. In this gospel, Jesus describes a journey from limited to unlimited consciousness. The Jesus of Thomas invites us to drink deeply from the well of knowledge that lies within, not so that we may become good Christians but so we may attain the self-knowledge that will make each of us, too, a Christ.