| The Gnostic Bible: Revised and Expanded Edition Revised, Expand Edition Contributor(s): Barnstone, Willis (Editor), Meyer, Marvin (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1590306317 ISBN-13: 9781590306314 Publisher: Shambhala OUR PRICE: $38.66 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2009 Annotation: This expanded edition of The Gnostic Bible includes the Gospel of Judas--the recently discovered and translated gnostic text that was an instant best seller on its original appearance in 2006--in its most accessible translation yet. Also included are such important and topical texts as the Gospel of Mary Magdalene and the Gospel of Thomas. Religious thinkers engaged in the quest for wisdom and knowledge, the gnostics proclaimed that salvation could be found through mystical knowledge and intuition. Dating from the first to the thirteenth centuries, the texts in The Gnostic Bible represent Jewish, Christian, Hermetic, Mandaean, Manichaean, Islamic, and Cathar forms of gnostic spirituality, and they derive from Egypt, the Greco-Roman world, the Middle East, Syria, Iraq, China, France, and elsewhere. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Gnosticism - Religion | Christian Theology - History - Religion | Christian Church - History |
| Dewey: 299.932 |
| LCCN: 2008036431 |
| Physical Information: 2.03" H x 6.27" W x 9.08" (2.73 lbs) 896 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A collection of Gnostic texts spanning centuries, geographical locations, and cultural traditions--"a wonderful achievement" (Elaine Pagels, author of The Gnostic Gospels) 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. 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. |