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THE
GNOSTIC
BIBLE
E D I T E D BY
Willis Barnstone
and Marvin Meyer
S H A M B H A L A
Boston & London
2003
Shambhala Publications, Inc.
Horticultural Hall
300 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts 02115
www.shambhala.com
©2003 by Willis Barnstone and Marvin Meyer
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or
by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying,
recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system,
without permission in writing from the publisher.
9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2
Printed in the United States of America
© This edition is printed on acid-free paper that meets the American
National Standards Institute Z39.48 Standard.
Distributed in the United States by Random House, Inc.,
and in Canada by Random House of Canada Ltd
Interior design and composition: Greta D. Sibley & Associates
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
The gnostic Bible/edited by Willis Barnstone and Marvin Meyer.—1st ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN: 1-57062-242-6 (alk. paper)
1. Gnostic literature. I. Barnstone, Willis, 1927- II. Meyer, Marvin W.
BT1390.G4937 2003
299'.932
DC21
2003007148
CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
IX
BIBLE
GNOSTICISM, GNOSTICS, AND
THE GNOSTIC
• Marvin Meyer l
LETTING IN THE LIGHT: TRANSLATING
HOLY TEXTS • Willis Barnstone 21
PART ONE
Early Wisdom Gospels
29
INTRODUCTION • Marvin Meyer
1. The Gospel of T h o m a s
2. The Gospel of John
70
43
31
PART TWO
Literature
of Gnostic Wisdom
105
107
119
INTRODUCTION • Marvin Meyer
3. The Book of Baruch • Justin
SETHIAN LITERATURE
4. The Secret Book of John
5. The Reality of the Rulers
6. The Revelation of A d a m
135
166
178
7. Three Forms of First T h o u g h t
189
CONTENTS
8. The Three Steles of Seth
201
212
215
9. The Vision of the Foreigner
10. The Sermon of Zostrianos
11. The Baptismal Ceremony of the
Gospel of the Egyptians 218
12. Thunder
224
233
13. The Letter of Peter to Philip
VALENTINIAN LITERATURE
14. The Gospel of Truth
15. The Gospel of Philip
239
257
16. The Letter to Flora • Ptolemy
299
307
17. Commentary on the Gospel of John • Herakleon
18. The Treatise on Resurrection
326
332
335
19. The Prayer of the Messenger Paul
20. Valentinian Liturgical Readings
21. The Secret Book of James
340
22. The Round Dance of the Cross
351
THOMAS AND OTHER SYRIAN LITERATURE
23. The Songs of Solomon
24. The Song of the Pearl
25. The Book of Thomas
357
386
395
ADDITIONAL LITERATURE OF GNOSTIC WISDOM
26. The Exegesis on the Soul
27. On the Origin of the World
405
414

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