Category: Gnosticism

Esoteric Christianity

By: Besant, Annie

Price: $16.95

Publisher: Quest Books : November 2006

Seller ID: 144078

ISBN-13: 9780835608497

Binding: Paper Back

Condition: New

Early Christianity held secrets equal to those of other great religions, says Annie Besant. Its first followers guarded them as priceless treasures. After an increasingly rigid hierarchy began to bury these truths in the early centuries A.D., they were known only to a few initiates, who communicated them privately, often in obscure language. In Esoteric Christianity, Besant's aim is to restore the secret truths underlying Christian doctrine. As public interest grows in the Gnostic Gospels and the mystical side of Christianity, Besant's remarkable book, first published in 1901, is attracting ne...
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The Tree of Gnosis: Gnostic Mythology from Early Christianity to Modern Nihilism

By: Couliano, Ioan P.

Price: $200.00

Publisher: HarperCollins : January 1992

Seller ID: 206169

ISBN-13: 9780060616151

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Very Good

First edition, first printing. Upper board & jacket edges slightly sunned, clean solid text free of marks, a few light speckles on fore edge, very nice. Jacket solid, light shelfwear.
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The Gospel of Thomas: Annotated & Explained (Skylight Illuminations,)

By: Davies, Stevan

Price: $16.99

Publisher: Skylight Paths Publishing : October 2002

Seller ID: 182300

ISBN-13: 9781893361454

Binding: Trade

Condition: New

The recently discovered mystical sayings of Jesus, with facing-page commentary that brings the text to life for you."The Gospel of Thomas really is, I believe, the clearest guide we have to the vision of the world's supreme mystical revolutionary, the teacher known as Jesus. To those who learn to unpack its sometimes cryptic sayings, the Gospel of Thomas offers a naked and dazzlingly subversive representation of Jesus' defining and most radical discovery: that the living Kingdom of God burns in us and surrounds us at all moments."--from the Foreword by Andrew HarveyThis ancient text can become...
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Anthroposophie und Gnostizismus: Darstellung, Vergleich und theologische Kritik (Paderborner theologische Studien) (German Edition)

By: Geisen, Richard

Price: $75.00

Publisher: F. Schoningh : January 1992

Seller ID: 20110312185708

ISBN-13: 9783506762726

Binding: Paper Back

Condition: Used - Very Good

Nearly as new but for slight areas of fading and spotting to front cover. Beautiful copy.
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The Gospel of Thomas: The Gnostic Wisdom of Jesus

By: Leloup, Jean-Yves

Price: $14.95

Publisher: Inner Traditions : February 2005

Seller ID: 179558

ISBN-13: 9781594770463

Binding: Paper Back

Condition: New

A new translation and analysis of the gospel that records the actual words of Jesus - Explores the gnostic significance of Jesus's teachings recorded in this gospel - Explains the true nature of the new man whose coming Jesus envisioned - Translated and interpreted by the author of the bestselling The Gospel of Mary Magdalene and The Gospel of Philip One of the cache of codices and manuscripts discovered in Nag Hammadi, the Gospel of Thomas, unlike the canonical gospels, does not contain a narrative recording Christ's life and prophecies. Instead it is a collection of his teachings--what he ac...
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The Gospel of Thomas: The Gnostic Wisdom of Jesus

By: Leloup, Jean-Yves

Price: $14.95

Publisher: Inner Traditions : February 2005

Seller ID: 182193

ISBN-13: 9781594770463

Binding: Paper Back

Condition: New

A new translation and analysis of the gospel that records the actual words of Jesus - Explores the gnostic significance of Jesus's teachings recorded in this gospel - Explains the true nature of the new man whose coming Jesus envisioned - Translated and interpreted by the author of the bestselling The Gospel of Mary Magdalene and The Gospel of Philip One of the cache of codices and manuscripts discovered in Nag Hammadi, the Gospel of Thomas, unlike the canonical gospels, does not contain a narrative recording Christ's life and prophecies. Instead it is a collection of his teachings--what he ac...
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Pistis Sophia : The Gnostic Tradition Of Mary Magdalene, Jesus, And His Disciples

By: MEAD, G. R. S.

Price: $17.95

Publisher: Dover Pubns : March 2005

Seller ID: 200147

ISBN-13: 9780486440644

Binding: Paper Back

Condition: New

A document of paramount historical importance, not only in terms of Christianity but also with respect to the development of Western religion. It chronicles the teachings of Jesus, who explains life's mysteries to his disciples and Mary Magdalene. Their discussions take place after Christ's resurrection and include accounts of his ascension into heaven.
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The Gnostic Discoveries: The Impact of the Nag Hammadi Library

By: Meyer, Marvin

Price: $14.95

Publisher: HarperOne : December 2006

Seller ID: 20100904177282

ISBN-13: 9780060858322

Binding: Paper Back

Condition: New

The Meaning of the Nag Hammadi, now in paperback opens the with the thrilling adventure story of the discovery of the ancient Papyrii at Nag Hammadi. Muhammad Ali, the fellahin, discovered the sealed jar, he feared that it might contain a jinni, or spirit, but also had heard of hidden treasures in such jars. Greed overcame his fears and when he smashed open the jar, gold seemed to float into the air. To his disappointment, it was papyrus fragmenst, not gold, but for scholars around the world, it was invaluable.Meyer then discusses the pre-Christian forms of wisdom that went onto influence what...
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The Nag Hammadi Scriptures: The Revised and Updated Translation of Sacred Gnostic Texts Complete in One Volume

By: Meyer, Marvin, M., James Robinson

Price: $32.99

Publisher: HarperOne : June 2009

Seller ID: 203259

ISBN-13: 9780061626005

Binding: Paper Back

Condition: New

The Nag Hammadi Scriptures, edited by Marvin Meyer, is the most complete, up-to-date, one-volume, English-language edition of the renowned library of Gnostic manuscripts discovered in Egypt in 1945, which rivaled the Dead Sea Scrolls find in significance. It includes the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Mary, and the recently discovered Gospel of Judas, as well as other Gnostic gospels and sacred texts. This volume also includes introductory essays, notes, tables, glossary, index, etc. to help the reader understand the context and contemporary significance of these texts which have shed new lig...
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The Nag Hammadi Library: A Translation of the Gnostic Scriptures

By: Robinson, James M.

Price: $17.50

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers : March 1981

Seller ID: 220304

ISBN-13: 9780060669331

Binding: Paper Back

Condition: Used - Acceptable

Covers rubbed, spine creased, pages age-discolored, solid & free of marks.
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Gnosis : The Nature and History of Gnosticism

By: RUDOLPH, KURT

Price: $23.00

Publisher: Harpercollins : April 1987

Seller ID: 188747

ISBN-13: 9780060670184

Binding: Paper Back

Condition: New

Rudolph is among the world's leading experts on Gnosticism, and this, his introduction to the religion and its complexities, presents a readable introduction to, and standard reference for, an engaging subject -- and one not without contemporary relevance; for Gnostic-type attitudes manifest themselves throughout Western history. Abundant illustrations and photographs. 413 pp.
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Category: Gnosticism