Pistis Sophia: A Gnostic Scripture - Softcover

Mead, G.R.S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0993421032 ISBN 13: 9780993421037

Publisher: A Yesterday’s World Publishing, 2015

Synopsis

Pistis Sophia is an important Gnostic text written between the 3rd and 4th centuries AD. The remaining manuscript, which scholars place in the late 4th century, relates the Gnostic teachings of the transfigured Jesus to the assembled disciples when the risen Christ had accomplished eleven years speaking with his disciples. In it, the complex structures and hierarchies of heaven familiar in Gnostic teachings are revealed.

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About the Author

G. R. S. Mead is regarded as a pioneer in the field of Gnostic and Hermetic studies. A highly intuitive scholar, Mead joined the company of Madame Blavatsky and her close associates. In this circle, he learned the profound mysteries of the Gnostics and became a translator of these writings. Mead evidently suffered some scholarly prejudice because of his connections with Theosophy. However, he also visited with C. G. Jung during his last years, and Jung thanked him for his dedicated work, his outstanding use of the English language, and for his affinity toward the experience of Gnosis.

Edition details

• Publisher: A Yesterday’s World Publishing
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0993421032
• ISBN 13: 9780993421037
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288