The Gnostic scriptures : a new translation with annotations and introductions, by Bentley Layton

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The Gnostic scriptures : a new translation with annotations and introductions, by Bentley Layton

Title remainder

a new translation with annotations and introductions

Statement of responsibility

by Bentley Layton

Instantiates

• The Gnostic scriptures : a new translation with annotations and introductions

Publication

• Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday, 1987

Note

Includes indexes

Bibliography note

Bibliography: p. [463]-466

Contents

• I. Classic gnostic scripture -- Historical introduction -- The secret book according to John -- The Revelation of Adam -- The reality of the rulers -- The thunder -- perfect intellect -- First thought in three forms -- The holy book of the great invisible spirit, or, the Egyptian gospel -- Zostrianos (excerpts) -- The foreigner (excerpts) -- The three tablets of Seth -- Satorninos (according to St. Irenaeus) -- The gnostics (according to St. Irenaeus) -- "Other" gnostic teachings (according to St. Irenaeus) -- The gnostics (according to Porphyry) -- The Sethians (according to St. Epiphanius) -- The Archontics (according to St. Epiphanius) -- The gnostics (according to St.Epiphanius)
• II. The writings of Valentinus -- Historical introduction -- Valentinus's myth (according to St. Irenaeus) -- Fragments of lost works -- Summer harvest -- The gospel of truth
• III. The school of Valentinus -- Historical introduction -- Ptolemy's version of the gnostic myth (according to St. Irenaeus) -- A prayer of Paul the Apostle -- Ptolemy's epistle to Flora -- Treatise on resurrection (Epistle to Rheginus) -- The gospel according to Philip
• IV. The school of St. Thomas -- Historical introduction -- The hymn of the pearl, or, the hymn of Jude Thomas the apostle in the country of the Indians -- The gospel according to Thomas -- The book of Thomas: The contender writing to the perfect
• V. Other early currents -- Historical introduction -- The writings of Basilides -- The hermetic corpus (excerpts)

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12665986

Dimensions

25 cm

Edition

1st ed

Extent

xlii, 526 p.

Isbn

9780385174473

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85025234

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ill.

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.b30205670

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(OCoLC)12665986