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Secret Book of John: The Gnostic Gospel - Annotated & Explained
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Description for Secret Book of John: The Gnostic Gospel - Annotated & Explained
Paperback. Translator(s): Davies, Stevan L. Series: Skylight Illuminations. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRQC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 306.
THE SECRET BOOK OF JOHN is the most significant and influential text of the ancient Gnostic religion. Part of the library of books found in Nag Hammadi, Egypt, in 1945, this central myth of Gnosticism tells the story of how God fell from perfect Oneness to imprisonment in the material world and how by knowing our divine nature and our divine origins - that we are one with God - we reverse God's descent and find our salvation. THE SECRET BOOK OF JOHN decodes the principal themes, historical foundation and spiritual contexts of this challenging yet fundamental Gnostic ... Read more
THE SECRET BOOK OF JOHN is the most significant and influential text of the ancient Gnostic religion. Part of the library of books found in Nag Hammadi, Egypt, in 1945, this central myth of Gnosticism tells the story of how God fell from perfect Oneness to imprisonment in the material world and how by knowing our divine nature and our divine origins - that we are one with God - we reverse God's descent and find our salvation. THE SECRET BOOK OF JOHN decodes the principal themes, historical foundation and spiritual contexts of this challenging yet fundamental Gnostic ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Jewish Lights Publishing United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Woodstock, United States
ISBN
9781594730825
SKU
V9781594730825
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About Paperback
Stevan Davies is professor of religious studies at Misericordia University and has studied the non-canonical gospels and acts for over thirty years.
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