The Gnostic Bible: Gnostic Texts of Mystical Wisdom form the Ancient and Medieval Worlds
392 LITERATURE OF GNOSTIC WISDOM the terrible and snorting serpent. I charmed him into sleep by calling the name of my father ov ...
LITERATURE OF GNOSTIC WISDOM 393 THE GARMENT OF GNOSIS As I gazed on it, suddenly the garment like a mirror reflected me, and I ...
394 LITERATURE OF GNOSTIC WISDOM and I stretched forth and received it and put on the beauty of its hues. I cast my toga of bril ...
25. The Book of Thomas f I 1 I he Book of Thomas is a text that claims to have been written I in conjunction with Judas Thomas, ...
396 LITERATURE OF GNOSTIC WISDOM desires of the flesh, and on wisdom and foolishness. In the middle of the text, and at the very ...
LITERATURE OF GNOSTIC WISDOM 397 you will be called one who knows himself.^4 For someone who has not known self has known nothin ...
398 LITERATURE OF GNOSTIC WISDOM since they are shooting at the target, but it is not visible. When light comes, however, and ba ...
LITERATURE OF GNOSTIC WISDOM 399 their heart that can never be removed. It leads them according to its own wish, like a bit in t ...
400 LITERATURE OF GNOSTIC WISDOM and are slaves of death and rush to deeds of corruption. They fulfill their par- ents' desire. ...
LITERATURE OF GNOSTIC WISDOM 401 burdensome bitterness of Hades. Whoever relies on what is brought to him will not be forgiven h ...
402 LITERATURE OF GNOSTIC WISDOM but pride yourselves in your freedom. You have baptized your souls in the water of darkness. Yo ...
LITERATURE OF GNOSTIC WISDOM 403 BLESSINGS ON YOU "Blessings on you who understand beforehand temptations and flee from things t ...
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Additional Literature of Gnostic Wisdom 26 The Exegesis on the Soul f I "1 I he Exegesis on the Soul is a history of the soul, o ...
406 LITERATURE OF GNOSTIC WISDOM womb of her soul inward. Thereby she is stronger to protect herself against wan- ton carnal lov ...
LITERATURE OF GNOSTIC WISDOM 407 crossed her, pretending to be faithful, true husbands, as if they respected her. After all thes ...
408 LITERATURE OF GNOSTIC WISDOM waterless land. I shall make her childless and long for children. I shall show her children no ...
LITERATURE OF GNOSTIC WISDOM 409 Our struggle is not against flesh and blood—as he said—but against the world rulers of this dar ...
4io LITERATURE OF GNOSTIC WISDOM from each other. In this marriage once they join they become a single life. As the prophet said ...
LITERATURE OF GNOSTIC WISDOM 411 This is ransom from captivity. This is the ascent to heaven. This is the ascent to the father. ...
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