01428nam a2200277 a 450000500170000000800200001702000180003704100080005508200120006308200130007510000220008810000110011011000600012124500220018124500310020325000330023426000110026726000140027826000090029230000110030130000280031230000100034052007180035065000150106885600670108320260119071506.02024-10-07 10:11:56  a9781590306314  aeng  a299.932  bB259-W73  aBarnstone, Willis  eEditor  aWillis Barnstone  (Editor) ,  Marvin W. Meyer  (Editor)  aThe Gnostic Bible  cWillis Barnstone  (Editor)  aRevised and Expanded Edition  aCanada  bShambhala  c2009  a881tr.  bpaperback, illustration  c24 cm  aGnosticism 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. 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.  aGnosticism4 uhttps://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/15532/211.jpgyCover Image