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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 299.932
EAN: 9781590301999
ISBN: 1590301994
Label: New Seeds
Manufacturer: New Seeds
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 880
Publication Date: May 09, 2006
Publisher: New Seeds
Release Date: May 09, 2006
Sales Rank: 79411
Studio: New Seeds
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A landmark work of scholarship and literary translation, The Gnostic Bible presents the most significant and beautiful sacred texts of gnostic mysticism. The gnostics were religious thinkers who believed that salvation is found through mystical knowledge and personal religious experience. Gnostic writings offer striking perspectives on both early Christian and non-Christian thought. Dating from the first to the thirteenth centuries, the selections in this volume represent Jewish, Christian, Hermetic, Mandaean, Manichaean, Islamic, and Cathar forms of gnostic spirituality, and their sources include Egypt, the Greco-Roman world, the Middle East, Syria, Iraq, China, and France. These texts show that gnosticism was a world religion that sought truths in a wide variety of traditions and expressed those truths in powerful and provocative mystical poetry and prose. This is the first time that such a diverse collection of ancient gnostic texts has been published in a single volume, and many of the texts have never before been translated into English.
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I was looking for a "definitive" gnostic bible and thought I'd found it with this. Unfortunately it's not that simple, but this volume is the best place to start in my opinion.
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I purchased this book because I like to study different religions. I actually heard about Gnostic Christianity on an educational program I was watching about the life of Jesus.
Although this book is not an "easy" read, I do think it is an "interesting" read. For those people who have inquisitive minds and perhaps are looking for answers, this is a book that I would recommend. Does it have all the answers...no. However, it does open the door to alternative ways of looking at religion ... Read More
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Prompt delivery, Great quality, very happy all the way around. The subject matter is intriguing and makes one look at the Christian faith with new eyes.
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Excellent source of additional books to the Bible that didn't make it, for whatever reason. The book itself is very, very involved and in some very difficult dialogue/dialect....be ready to study. Enjoy yourself in God's words to you.
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This is truly a complete Bible for the Gnostics. It contains every major writing that is considered Gnostic. It includes both and Ancient and Medieval writings. The writings are gathered from all religious branches of Gnostics Pagan,Jewish,Christian,Mandaen,Manichaen,Islamic and Cathar.
With in this volume we have early wisdom Gospels such as Thomas and even the biblical John, there is Sethian,Valentian,Syrian,and Hermetic Literature.
This is a great volume to use in referencing ... Read More
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