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The Gnostic Gospels: Including the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Mary Magdalene (Sacred Texts Book 2) Kindle Edition

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A landmark collection of 14 texts from the Nag Hammadi library that shed new light on the esoteric knowledge of Gnosticism—including the Gospels of Mary Magdalene, Thomas, and Judas, and The Sophia of Jesus Christ.

Discover the intimate conversations between Jesus and his Disciples.

In 1945, several gospels, hidden since the first century, were found in the Egyptian Desert at Nag Hammadi. This discovery caused a sensation as the scrolls revealed the mysteries of the Gnostics—a movement which emerged during the formative period of Christianity. ‘Gnosis’, from the Greek, broadly meaning ‘hidden spiritual knowledge’, was associated with renouncing the material world, and focusing on attaining the life of the Holy Spirit. Many Christian sects are derived from the esoteric knowledge of Gnosticism.

The gospels selected here by Alan Jacobs reveal intimate conversations between Jesus and his Disciples. The Gospel of Mary Magdalene sheds new light on his relationship with his favorite follower, while the Gospel of Thomas consists of mini-parables of deep inward and symbolic meaning—many of which are not found in the New Testament. The wisdom in this inspiring collection of texts is wholly relevant to our lives today, addressing the questions of good and evil, sin and suffering, and the path to salvation.

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Alan Jacobs has made a lifelong study of mysticism and is a regularly published author and poet. He is the editor of Poetry for the Spirit and Tales from Rumi and the beautiful poetic translations of The Upanisads also in this series.

The Reverend Doctor Vrej Nersessian is the curator of the Christian Middle East section at the British Library. He is a senior priest at the Armenian Apostolic Church, holds a doctorate in Theology from Kings College London and is a world authority on Christian Middle East as well as an author of a number of significant works.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01LZ9PT0Q
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Watkins Publishing (November 15, 2016)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 15, 2016
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 284 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 281 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1780289707

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Alan Jacobs was born in 1929 in London. From an early age, he has been interested in religion and mysticism. He commenced a personal search for truth, and studied comparative religion. He then entered the Gurdjieff Society in 1957 and remained there until the early seventies. He then met Jiddu Krishnamurti, and studied his teachings until 1979.

Next, he discovered Ramana Maharshi and became familiar with his extensive literature and spiritual practice. He is currently President of the Ramana Maharshi Foundation, UK.

Alan's first book was 'Dutch And Flemish 17th C Painters: A Collectors Guide for McGraw Hill'. He then compiled an anthology, 'Poetry For The Spirit', published by Watkins Publishing and Barnes & Noble.

As a poet he has versified for O Books 'The Bhagavad Gita', 'The Principal Upanishads' and 'The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius', as well as compiling a major prose anthology, 'The Ocean Of Wisdom'. For Watkins Publishing, he edited 'Ramana, Shankara and the Forty Verses', versified 'The Essential Gnostic Gospels' and compiled an anthology, 'The Wisdom of Ramesh Balsekar'.

XLibris have published a volume of his own poetry, 'Myrobalan of The Magi', and a history of London from a spiritual perspective, 'Mysterious London'. He has recently completed an anthology, 'The Wisdom of the Native American Indians', 'Plato's Republic: An Abridgemnent and Modernisation' and 'When Jesus Lived In India', all for Watkins Publishing.

His latest book, published by O Books, is a Utopian novella exploring up-to-now undiscovered land of the legendry Emperor Prestor John, found in Ethiopia, founded on Gnostic principles: 'Eutopia: The Gnostic Land of Prestor John' describes their direct path to Self-realization.

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Kyle Cantwell

Amazing book!

Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2023

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I added the ribbon myself** but! I love it! It’s exactly what I’ve been looking for! All the missing gospels!! Even some scripture from Melchizedek! Great scripture format too! I love it so much I added a ribbon! Perfect small size! Great paper quality! Can’t beat it for $15!

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Wife loves it well written

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The Truth Cannot be Known but through Direct Revelation. Through Gnosis. "Be still, and Know the Truth". Psalm 46:10.

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So, here's the thing. Those of us that were conditioned by the Guardians of the Politically Correct Education System in an attempt to keep any of us from thinking for ourselves probably shouldn't read this book. Books like this that try to get us to realize that we have been lied to for the past 2,000 years or so about the true message of Jesus should be on every Loyalist's To Burn List. We have been taught a fabricated history by the winners of past Religious and Political Wars. The winners to date unfortunately tend to be those willing to do anything for their own vested interests. I will kill you in the name of the God of Love if you don't cowtow to the World System. The Gnostic Gospels are not a part of the Constantine Canon nor the King James Version of doctored historical fact. The Gnostic Gospels are Taboo according to the Mainstream Agenda. The separation of Church and State has been greatly exagerated for both are in the Control Business.

The mainstream New Testament is a story primarily written by a Roman Jew, the self-appointed Apostle Paul. Someone that did not even know Jesus. Someone that believed in the inferiority of women and other forms of slavery as well. Someone that had a clever idea but not a true Gnostic Experience on the Road to Damascus. On the Road to kill some true Gnostic Christians Saul of Tarsus, also known as the Apostle Paul, had a vision of how to do even more harm to the Liberation Movement started by Jesus than just a few more beheadings. A Roman Jew with a very high status within what Jesus himself called the Synagogue of Satan became the Apostle to the Gentiles. The rest is history my friend. Not the history of Jesus, but the history of Saul of Tarsus.

If you really want to know the truth then the Gnostic Gospels is a good place to start. More lies about the Gnostics have been told about them than any other Denomination. The Demonized Denomination is not the Denomination of Demons but the one and only true Denomination of Truth. A truth not revealied through words but through a direct expereince of the presence of God within one's own heart. For Jesus taught the masses through parables and myths for they have eyes but they cannot see and ears but they cannot hear. To his closest disciples, followers, he taught with words something that was beyond words. He taught about a way of knowing more real than words can express. A way of coming into the direct presence of God not through this or that but within one's own heart. The keys to the Kingdom of Heaven are found within. This is the true Gnostic Experience. Any doctrine that is not about this greatest of all love stories first and foremost is the true heresy in all its many forms and story lines. There is only one true Chuch of God. The Church of the Great Within. The Church of an inner experience greater than any and all outer experiences. A Church that is open to anyone and everyone from every time and place. The Church of Love. For as the true Apostle John noted, "God is love"! Any other God is a false god. A Loving God wants us to know the Truth.

The message of Jesus was and is not about what one should or should not believe, but about what one should know. The Truth. And the only way to know the Truth is to experience the Truth for ourself. Directly, and not just through words. The Truth is greater than any fiction.

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Ediacaran

A good, non-scholarly, introduction to gnostic theology.

Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2023

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This book includes multiple texts from a wide range of so-called "gnostic" schools of thought. This includes early new testament apocrypha like the gospel of Thomas and the hymn of the Pearl, Valentinian texts, Sethian and Cainite texts, but also a few tractates from the Hermetica (which is strictly speeking not gnostic, but influenced gnosticism).

However, it should be noted that many of these texts are known from fragmentary sources. More scholarly sources will clearly indicate what part of the text is missing. This collection takes some liberty in filling the gaps, which makes for an easier reading experience, but might be misleading.

As an aside, the traduction of the gospel of Judas found in this collection seems to be based on the first edition of the National Geographic translation from 2006. This was the first translation available and it contained some obvious mistakes that were fixed in the second edition. The version found in this collection repeat these mistakes, such as the fact that Judas would be part of the "holy generation" instead of being "excluded from the holy generation".

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great

Reviewed in the United States on August 26, 2023

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Great book to obtain understanding on the gospels.

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William G. Piper

List of gospels included....

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First off, the book is small but I think that's great. I love having smaller books as they are easier to carry around and when one starts accumulating numerous books, the smaller size does save on space. The text is spaced out and is very easy to read. I enjoy having different translations of these gospels, so this is a welcomed book. I did not see it listed anywhere, so here is a list of the gospels that are included in this collection:
The Fable of the Pearl
The Gospel of Thomas
The Gospel of Mary Magdalene
Melchizedek
The Gospel of Philip
Poimandres
The Apocalypse of the Great Power
The Sophia of Jesus Christ
Human Suffering
The Gospel of Truth
The Greatest Human Evil is Forgetfulness of God
The Secret Book According to St. John I, II & III
Thunder
The Gospel of Judas

The book just offers translations, no commentaries.

HIGHLY recommended!

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Rayzer

Tiny book packed with poetic settings of gospels

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These are a good sampling of the Gnostic tests, but if you want the most accurate translations, this is not what you want. If you want a decent, easily digestible translation of these works, then this would be a good choice. I would prefer a larger book with larger type.

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Robert Hamilton

Good information

Reviewed in Canada on February 1, 2024

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Very clean font, easy to read.
Once you realize the earth was not a perfect creation, everything makes sense.

Christopher Mansfield

excellent

Reviewed in Germany on May 16, 2022

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very nice; great for my collection

Caio

Esoterismo cristão

Reviewed in Brazil on March 24, 2020

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Excelente, especialmente pra mente curiosa!

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Seth

Gnostic Gospels

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 15, 2019

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I believe these gospels are the truth and they will set you free. GNOSTICISM is a very holy concept the inner heaven one can find and visit is amazing. The establishment of the Roman Catholic Church and the elimination and burning of these wonderful gospels was an attempt to kill the truth. The Father the Eternal Spirit have back the truth for this generation in 1945. So please read and meditate on every word and it will set you free because it is the truth!

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Lily Mac Mahon

Fantastic book! Beautifully laid out

Reviewed in France on September 13, 2016

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This is a very interesting book and contains the most important fo the gnostic gospels. This edition is beautifully laid out.

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