Pistis Sophia

tr. G. Horner (intro F. Legge) · 1924 · English (from Coptic)
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Pistis Sophia - the great 3rd-century Gnostic revelation dialogue. The risen Christ instructs Mary Magdalene, Peter, and the disciples on the fall and redemption of Sophia, the anatomy of the aeons, and the soul's ascent through the Treasury of the Light. Horner's 1924 literal Coptic translation, 347 folio-segments.

Relevance to this project

The Gnostic Sophia cosmology - fallen Wisdom, the Treasury of the Light, the ascent through the aeons - is the sister tradition to the Revelation / Apocalypse-of-Adam material the project centers on. Pistis Sophia is its fullest surviving narrative.

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