Gnosticism

GNOSTICISM and the NEW TESTAMENT

by Pheme Perkins

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"The truth hurts thats why the greeks are christians not gnostics. If you want history not speculation and heresay buy this book.
It appears that some people don't want people to read both sides and draw their own conclusions. These people are never ever "open minded". They are cultists looking to sell their "knowledge" and slander the truth. ..."

The Essence of the Gnostics

by Bernard Simon

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The Trail of Gnosis: A Lucid Exploration of Gnostic Traditions

by Judith Mann

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The Trail of Gnosis investigates historic and spiritual threads connecting Gnostic groups from China to France, from the 4th to 15th centuries. Includes secret Gnostic connections to the Knights Templar and Holy Grail, along with influences of The Kaballah/Cabala, Sufism and Taoism on Gnostics of the Balkans and Western Europe. ...

Simon Magus: The First Gnostic (Beihefte Zur Zeitschrift Fur Die Neutestamentliche Wissenschaft Und Die Kunde Der Alteren Kirche)

by Stephen Charles Haar

Gnostic Heresies of the First and Second Centuries

by Henry L. Mansel

The Gnostic Faustus: The Secret Teachings behind the Classic Text

by Ramona Fradon

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The Faust legend seen as a transmission of core Gnostic teachings disguised as a morality tale

• Shows the 16th-century Faust text to be a coded, composite Gnostic creation myth

• Identifies the many Hermetic, alchemical, and Tantric symbols found in Faust that signify worship of the divine feminine through sacramental sexual practices

• Reveals a mystical process of spiritual salvation, as distilled from esoteric traditions

In The Gnostic Faustus, Ramona Fradon shows the legend of Doctor Faustus to be a composite Gnostic creation myth that reveals the process of spiritual salvation. ...

G. R. S. Mead and the Gnostic Quest (Western Esoteric Masters Series)

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George Robert Stowe Mead (1863-1933) was a major translator, editor, and commentator on Gnostic and hermetic literature and thus a pivotal figure linking the late 19th-century esoteric revival to 20th-century art, literature, and psychology. As a young convert to the new movement of theosophy, he served as private secretary to its co-founder, Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, and after founding the European section of the Theosophical Society edited its London journal, Lucifer, for many years. ...

Gnosis on the Silk Road: Gnostic Parables, Hymns & Prayers from Central Asia

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Biblical Interpretation in the Gnostic Gospel of Truth From Nag Hammadi

by Jacqueline, A. Williams

Pistis Sophia: A Gnostic Gospel

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"Ignore the 5 stars and put 6 stars instead! I am still wandering why it took such a long time for me to review this extraordinary gospel. This is one of the most easy to read and follow gospel within the Gnostic gospels, and indeed amongst many of the gospels. ..."