9781570622427-1570622426-The Gnostic Bible: Gnostic Texts of Mystical Wisdom from the Ancient and Medieval Worlds

The Gnostic Bible: Gnostic Texts of Mystical Wisdom from the Ancient and Medieval Worlds

ISBN-13: 9781570622427
ISBN-10: 1570622426
Edition: 1
Author: Willis Barnstone, Marvin Meyer
Publication date: 2003
Publisher: Shambhala
Format: Hardcover 880 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781570622427
ISBN-10: 1570622426
Edition: 1
Author: Willis Barnstone, Marvin Meyer
Publication date: 2003
Publisher: Shambhala
Format: Hardcover 880 pages

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The Gnostic Bible: Gnostic Texts of Mystical Wisdom from the Ancient and Medieval Worlds (ISBN-13: 9781570622427 and ISBN-10: 1570622426), written by authors Willis Barnstone, Marvin Meyer, was published by Shambhala in 2003. With an overall rating of 3.6 stars, it's a notable title among other Christian Books & Bibles books. You can easily purchase or rent The Gnostic Bible: Gnostic Texts of Mystical Wisdom from the Ancient and Medieval Worlds (Hardcover, Used) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Christian Books & Bibles books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $4.03.

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Gnosticism was a wide-ranging religious movement of the first millennium CE—with earlier antecedents and later flourishings—whose adherents sought salvation through knowledge and personal religious experience. Gnostic writings offer striking perspectives on both early Christian and non-Christian thought. For example, some gnostic texts suggest that god should be celebrated as both mother and father, and that self-knowledge is the supreme path to the divine. Only in the past fifty years has it become clear how far the gnostic influence spread in ancient and medieval religions—and what a marvelous body of scriptures it produced.

This is the first time that such a rich and diverse collection of gnostic texts have been brought together in a single volume, in translations that allow the spirit of the original texts to shine. The selections gathered here, in poetic, readable translation, represent Jewish, Christian, Hermetic, Mandaean, Manichaean, Islamic, and Cathar expressions of gnostic spirituality. Their regions of origin include Egypt, the Greco-Roman world, the Middle East, Syria, Iraq, China, and France. Also included are introductions, notes, an extensive glossary, and a wealth of suggestions for further reading.

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