Gnosticism

The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Gnostic Gospels (The Complete Idiot's Guide)

by J. Michael Matkin

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"If you are interested in Gnosticism you are probably not an idiot; with that said, idiots (and the rest of us) will find this book to be a detailed overview of the origins, texts, and views of the present-day and old-world Gnostics. As with all Idiot's Guides, the information in this book is very well presented for readers of any age or background. ..."

Living Gnosis: A Practical Guide to Gnostic Christianity

by Tau Malachi

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"Umm yeah.

I was looking forward to reading this book but I was utterly turned off by it. It's Gnosticism that's been reworked for the Wiccans and New Agers.

LORD Christ and LADY Mary!?

Light Continum??

Christ consciousness??

I read and re-read but dont see anything truly Gnostic in the whole book. ..."

St. Mary Magdalene: The Gnostic Tradition of the Holy Bride

by Tau Malachi

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"I've read a lot on Magdalene, but this book goes where I hoped all the others would. Finally, a vision of Magdalene that presents her as co-equal in every way to Jesus! The stories are breathtaking, the 250 sayings are profound and take the gospels to a whole new level. ..."

Gnosis Of The Cosmic Christ: A Gnostic Christian Kabbalah

by Tau Malachi

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"If Jesus Christ (or Yeshua Messiah) in fact was far more Jewish than he ever was "Christian", whatever he might have been teaching on other levels probably requires we meet him on Jewish terms. Though I'm Christian by orientation, I recognize the value and power of deeply studying the Old Testament and source works of Jewish Kabbalah. ..."

The Gnostic Paul: Gnostic Exegesis of the Pauline Letters

by Elaine H. Pagels

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"If you are open minded you will like this book. Also if you are open minded you will like An Encounter With A Prophet. If you are closed to new spiritual truths or a firm believer in Christian dogma (the same thing really) avoid both books they will just upset you. ..."

Pistis Sophia: The Gnostic Tradition of Mary Magdalene, Jesus, and His Disciples

by G. R. S. Mead

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"This coptic codex is absolutely a source of enlightment for those who can understand gnostic hermeneutics. And the translation by MEAD, although from the Latin version and not the coptic, is still one of he most beautiful ones found even today, after almost 100 years of its first English printing. ..."

The Gnostic Discoveries: The Impact of the Nag Hammadi Library

by Marvin Meyer

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"The Nag Hammadi codexes are a series of papyrus books originating from around 300 AD, discovered buried near the town of Nag Hammadi by Egyptian farmers just after World War II. Long an outpost of Coptic and gnostic thought in early christianity, Egypt has proven to be an archeological bounty when it comes to early religious works. ..."

The Gnostic Religion

by Hans Jonas

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"As an introduction to this insightful work, Hans Jonas opens with one of the most illuminating overviews of the condition of the Greco-Roman and the Orient from times of Alexander the Great to the early centuries of the Christian Era. Then, moving into the Gnostic texts, Jonas discusses the meaning of "gnosis", as the ancient man understood it, along with other terms pervasive throughout Gnostic literature. ..."

The Gospel of Thomas: The Gnostic Wisdom of Jesus

by Jean-Yves Leloup

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"If you're interested in Thomas, but baffled but what translation/edition/commentary to get, look no further. This is the one. Most English translations of Thomas are a bit too scholarly, detached and clinical. In addition, almost all are translated by non-mystics. The fact is that it takes a mystic to understand a mystic. ..."

Gnostic Gospel Of St. Thomas: Meditations on the Mystical Teachings

by Tau Malachi

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"Wow!There is something about this book that is saying far more than the scholars and modern academia is saying. Not only is it stylistically more interesting to read, it's practically and directly spiritual! I'd been looking for a way to find SPIRITUALITY in the West, rather than stale dogmas, and real methods to feel connected with God, Divine Spirit, or whatever you want to call it in a practical and meaningful way. ..."