Essential Gnostic Scriptures

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Author: Willis Barnstone

ISBN-10: 1590305493

ISBN-13: 9781590305492

Category: Gnostic literature -> Relation to the New Testament

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Gnosticism was a diverse religious movement of the first millennium C.E. whose followers sought salvation above all through personal religious experience. Gnostic writings offer striking perspectives on both early Christian and non-Christian thought. This collection provides fresh translations of some of the most popular and beautiful Gnostic texts, with an eye to presenting them as literature, with full appreciation of the aesthetic sense of the original languages of Greek, Latin, Coptic, and Arabic. Among the works included are new translations of the best-selling Gospel of Mary Magdalene and the Gospel of Judas—along with many lesser-known texts of profound wisdom and striking beauty.