gnostic

on Gnosticism


from
Hypostasis of the Archons


from Basilides letter to the Egyptians


from the book of James


from John according to Ptolemy


Valentinus, James, and St. Ireneaus


from Ptolemy


from Ptolemy according to Ireneaus


from Zostrianos, the "gnostic Zoroaster"


from the Sophia of Jesus Christ, also known as Eu-gnosis the blessed.


from the Secret Book of John


from the Secret Book of John

Raziel, the angel, then read from the book, and when Adam heard the words of the holy volume as they issued from the mouth of the angel, he fell down affrighted. But the angel encouraged him. "Arise, Adam," he said, "be of good courage, be not afraid, take the book from me and keep it, for thou wilt draw knowledge from it thyself and become wise, and thou wilt also teach its contents to all those who shall be found worthy of knowing what it contains."


the fruit of the tree

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

this information is all © 2004 Jonathan Barlow Gee

LINKS: