Gnosticism - The Apocryphon of John - The Fall of Sophia and Origins of the Demiurge Ialdabaoth

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Gnosticism has produced some of the richest and most difficult spiritual texts of the ancient world. With the discovery of the Nag Hammadi library one is confronted with numerous, often obscure and difficult texts - where to begin? This episode of Esoterica argues that the best first text is the Apocryphon / Secret Writing of John, a text found two recensions (long and short) in four manuscripts from antiquity. Here we introduce, summarize and discuss this amazing gnostic text. Recommended Readings: Meyer - The Nag Hammadi Scriptures - 978-0061626005 Robinson - The Nag Hammadi Library - 978-0060669355 Davies - The Secret Book of John - 978-1594730825 King - The Secret Revelation of John - 978-0674030558 van den Broek - Gnostic Religion in Antiquity - 978-1107514799 Lambdin - Introduction to Sahidic Coptic - 978-0865540484 Williams - Rethinking "Gnosticism": An Argument for Dismantling a Dubious Category - 978-0691005423 #gnosticism #gnostic #apocryphon