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

112 LITERATURE OF GNOSTIC WISDOM only through fragments preserved in and discussions included in the heresiol- ogists. Suffice i ...

LITERATURE OF GNOSTIC WISDOM 113 From the depth come crops, from the womb comes a child.^10 Valentinian thought, as intimated in ...

114 LITERATURE OF GNOSTIC WISDOM are brought forth to deal with the disturbance. Christ helps restore Sophia to the pleroma, but ...

LITERATURE OF GNOSTIC WISDOM 115 THOMAS AND OTHER SYRIAN LITERATURE In addition to the Gospel of Thomas, which is included in Pa ...

116 LITERATURE OF GNOSTIC WISDOM The similarities of some of these expressions to the Gospel of Thomas are noteworthy (see, for ...

LITERATURE OF GNOSTIC WISDOM 117 Troy, for example—until he found and delivered her. Simon Magus is paro- died as nothing but a ...

Il8 LITERATURE OF GNOSTIC WISDOM Paraphrase of Shem brings to mind, in its title, the text that Hippolytus of Rome in his accoun ...

3 The Book of Baruch Justin I he Book of Baruch, by Justin, is a Jewish gnostic myth, set in Eden, I that exists today in a ligh ...

120 LITERATURE OF GNOSTIC WISDOM the Good, will, as the invisible source of spiritual light, acquire luminous names. For now, in ...

LITERATURE OF GNOSTIC WISDOM 121 including the Jews, who initially dominate and then share the stage with Christians and pagans. ...

122 LITERATURE OF GNOSTIC WISDOM As for Edem, she remains a Genesis sinner, though with greater powers than she had as biblical ...

LITERATURE OF GNOSTIC WISDOM 123 The next resource for Baruch is Jesus, whose entry is imperative for a gnos- tic teacher intent ...

124 LITERATURE OF GNOSTIC WISDOM THE BOOK OF BARUCH OATH OF SECRECY If you would know what eye has not seen nor ear heard and wh ...

LITERATURE OF GNOSTIC WISDOM 125 THE MYTH OF THE CREATORS There were three ungenerated principles governing the cosmos: two male ...

126 LITERATURE OF GNOSTIC WISDOM The maternal angels are Babel, Achamoth, Naas, Bel, Belias, Satan, Sael, Adonaios, Kauithan, Ph ...

LITERATURE OF GNOSTIC WISDOM 127 and the seal of Edem preserved forever. Edem set the soul in Eve and Elohim the spirit. And the ...

128 LITERATURE OF GNOSTIC WISDOM ELOHIM'S ASCENT The necessity of evil has this circumstance: when Elohim and Edem in mutual lov ...

LITERATURE OF GNOSTIC WISDOM 129 and adorn herself brightly^23 to arouse his return. But under the Good's control Elohim no long ...

130 LITERATURE OF GNOSTIC WISDOM So adultery and pederasty were born. Since then evil and good have ruled people. It began from ...

LITERATURE OF GNOSTIC WISDOM 131 from the power of the maternal angels. Just when he seemed victorious, Omphale,^29 who is Babel ...