The Gnostic Bible
Book - 2009
This expanded edition of "The Gnostic Bible" includes the Gospel of Judas--the recently discovered and translated gnostic text--in its most accessible translation yet. Also included are such important and topical texts as the Gospel of Mary Magdalene and the Gospel of Thomas.
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- Published
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Boston :
Shambhala
2009.
- Language
- English
- Other Authors
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- Edition
- Revised edition
- Online Access
- Table of contents
- Physical Description
- ix, 880 pages ; 24 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN
- 9781590306314
- Gnosticism, Gnostics, and the Gnostic Bible / Marvin Meyer
- Letting in the light : translating holy texts / Willis Barnstone
- Part I. Early Wisdom Gospels. Introduction / Marvin Meyer
- 1. The gospel of Thomas
- 2. The gospel of John
- Part II. Literature of Gnostic Wisdom. Introduction / Marvin Meyer
- 3. The book of Baruch / Justin
- Sethian Literature. 4. The gospel of Judas
- 5. The secret book of John
- 6. The reality of the rulers
- 7. The revelation of Adam
- 8. Three forms of first thought
- 9. The three steles of Seth
- 10. The vision of the foreigner
- 11. The sermon of Zostrianos
- 12. The baptismal ceremony of the gospel of the Egyptians
- 13. Thunder
- 14. The letter of Peter to Philip
- Valentinian Literature. 15. The gospel of truth
- 16. The gospel of Philip
- 17. The letter to Flora / Ptolemy
- 18. Commentary on the gospel of John / Herakleon
- 19. The treatise on resurrection
- 20. The prayer of the messenger Paul
- 21. Valentinian liturgical readings
- 22. The secret book of James
- 23. The round dance of the cross
- Thomas and Other Syrian Literature. 24. The songs of Solomon
- 25. The song of the pearl
- 26. The book of Thomas
- Additional Literature of Gnostic Wisdom. 27. The exegesis on the soul
- 28. On the origin of the world
- 29. The paraphrase of Shem
- 30. The second treatise of the great Seth
- 31. The gospel of Mary
- 32. The Naasene sermon
- Part III. Hermetic Literature. Introduction / Willis Barnstone
- 33. Poimandres
- 34. The discourse on the eighth and ninth
- 35. The prayer of thanksgiving
- Part IV. Mandaean Literature. Introduction / Nathaniel Deutsch
- 36. The Ginza
- 37. Hibil's lament from the Book of John
- 38,. Songs from the Mandaean liturgy
- Part V. Manichaean Literature. Introduction / Paul Mirecki
- 39. On the origin of his body
- 40. The story of the death of Mani
- 41. The Kephalaia
- 42. The Coptic Manichaean songbook
- 43. Parthian songs
- 44. The great song to Mani
- Part VI. Islamic Mystical Literature. Introduction / Marvin Meyer
- 45. The mother of books
- Part VII. Cathar Literature. Introduction / Willis Barnstone
- 46. The gospel of the secret supper
- 47. The book of the two principles
- 48. A nun's sermon
- Epilogue: Historical meditation on the inner light of gnosis / Willis Barnstone.