The Gnostic Bible by Barnstone, Willis -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Copyright Contents Acknowledgments Gnosticism, Gnostics, and The Gnostic Bible Letting in the Light: Translating Holy Texts Part One: Early Wisdom Gospels

Introduction 1. The Gospel of Thomas 2. The Gospel of John

Part Two: Literature of Gnostic Wisdom

Introduction 3. The Book of Baruch by Justin Sethian Literature

4. The Gospel of Judas 5. The Secret Book of John 6. The Reality of the Rulers 7. The Revelation of Adam 8. Three Forms of First Thought 9. The Three Steles of Seth 10. The Vision of the Foreigner 11. The Sermon of Zostrianos 12. The Baptismal Ceremony of the Gospel of the Egyptians 13. Thunder 14. The Letter of Peter to Philip

Valentinian Literature

15. The Gospel of Truth 16. The Gospel of Philip 17. The Letter to Flora by Ptolemy 18. Commentary on the Gospel of John by Herakleon 19. The Treatise on Resurrection 20. The Prayer of the Messenger Paul 21. Valentinian Liturgical Readings 22. The Secret Book of James 23. The Round Dance of the Cross

Thomas and Other Syrian Literature

24. The Songs of Solomon 25. The Song of the Pearl 26. The Book of Thomas

Additional Literature of Gnostic Wisdom

27. The Exegesis on the Soul 28. On the Origin of the World 29. The Paraphrase of Shem 30. The Second Treatise of the Great Seth 31. The Gospel of Mary 32. The Naassene Sermon

Part Three: Hermetic Literature

Introduction 33. Poimandres 34. The Discourse on the Eighth and Ninth 35. The Prayer of Thanksgiving

Part Four: Mandaean Literature

Introduction 36. The Ginza 37. Hibil’s Lament from the Book of John 38. Songs from the Mandaean Liturgy

Part Five: Manichaean Literature

Introduction 39. On the Origin of His Body 40. The Story of the Death of Mani 41. The Kephalaia 42. The Coptic Manichaean Songbook 43. Parthian Songs 44. The Great Song to Mani

Part Six: Islamic Mystical Literature

Introduction 45. The Mother of Books

Part Seven: Cathar Literature

Introduction 46. The Gospel of the Secret Supper 47. The Book of the Two Principles 48. A Nun’s Sermon

Epilogue: Historical Meditation on the Inner Light of Gnosis Glossary Bibliography