No birth for everyone who has birth will perish. Subjection, nor any creature from the foundation of the world until now, except he alone,Īnd anyone to whom he wants to make revelation through him who is from First Light. The Savior said: 'He Who Is is ineffable. Matthew said to him: 'Lord, no one can find the truth except through you. Unclean rubbing but by First Who Was Sent, for he is an immortal in the midst of mortal Worthy of knowledge will receive (it), whoever has not been begotten by the sowing of But to you it is given to know and whoever is

For whatever is from itself is a polluted life it is self-made. Here - for I know him (Light) - that I might speak to you about the precise nature of the But I, who came from Infinite Light, I am Again, of the three voices I have just mentioned, none isĬlose to the truth, and (they are) from man. Others, that it is providence (that directs it). For some of them say about the world that it Philosophers, (and) hence they do not agree. For it is said that the ordering is directed in three ways, by all the But their speculation has not reached the The ordering of the world and (its) movement. Now the wisest among them have speculated from Is and what he is like, have not found him. The Savior said to them: 'I want you to know that all men are born on earth from theįoundation of the world until now, being dust, while they have inquired about God, who he Philip said: 'For the underlying reality of the universe and the plan.' The Savior laughed and said to them: 'What are you thinking about?Īre you perplexed? What are you searching for?' Mountain called 'Of the Olives' in Galilee.Īnd he said: 'Peace be to you, My peace I give you!' And they all marveledĪnd were afraid. No mortal fleshĬould endure it, but only pure, perfect flesh, like that which he taught us about on the Universe and the plan, and the holy providence, and the power of the authorities, andĪbout everything the Savior is doing with them in the secret of the holy plan, the SaviorĪppeared - not in his previous form, but in the invisible spirit. When they gathered together and were perplexed about the underlying reality of the In the translator's comments below, sections of the text supplied from the Berlin Gnostic Codex are identified with the notation, 'BG'.Īfter he rose from the dead, his twelve disciples and seven women continued to be hisįollowers, and went to Galilee onto the mountain called 'Divination and Joy'. Thus we have three distinct copies of this scripture attested from three separate ancient sources, two in Coptic, one in Greek. A third fragment of the text in Greek was also found among the Oxyrhynchus papyrus documents. The first copy is in Nag Hammadi Codex III (NHC III) a second copy of this text was preserved in the Berlin Gnostic Codex. The translation of 'The Sophia of Jesus Christ' (also sometimes titled, 'The Wisdom of Jesus Christ') is derived from two separately preserved copies of the text. The Nag Hammadi Library The Sophia of Jesus Christ Institute for Antiquity and Christianity, Claremont Graduate University)Ī complete selection of translations and books about the Gnostic Gospels. (Above image of the Gospel of Thomas courtesy of the

Extensive history, background and commentary are provided in order to reveal the inner working of Gnosticism, the place of women in their theology, and how Gnosticism influenced the Christianity of today.The Sophia of Jesus Christ - The Nag Hammadi Library Gnosticism is complex and deserves explanation in order to better understand the texts. 'The Sophia of Jesus Christ', also called 'The Wisdom of Jesus Christ', seems to be a later and Christianized version of 'Eugnostos the Blessed', a non-Christian Gnostic text. In fact, one borrowed heavily from the other. The treatise of 'Eugnostos the Blessed' (50-150 A.D.) and the gospel called, 'The Sophia of Jesus Christ', (50-200 A.D.) are presented together in a single volume, due to their close and undeniable connection. We will see the influence of Gnosticism and how their idea of the Divine Feminine effected orthodox or mainline Christianity. In this book we will explore Gnosticism and the Divine Feminine through the lens of two great Gnostic texts.

The theology presented by the Gnostics demands a balance of male and female 'energies'. Presented here are the Books of 'The Sophia of Jesus Christ' (also called 'The Wisdom of Jesus Christ') and 'Eugnostos the Blessed' with extensive commentary on the ancient texts, Gnosticism, and the Divine Feminine.Gnosticism holds a special and unique place in the formation of Christianity.

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