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Pistis Sophia by G.R.S. Mead

Pistis Sophia

G.R.S. Mead

Start Publishing LLC · Paperback · February 20, 2013

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Who it’s for
Pistis Sophia recounts Jesus’s eleven years on earth after the resurrection and reveals heavenly hierarchies.
Genres
Gnosticism, Ancient Religion
Published
Start Publishing LLC, February 20, 2013

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About this book

Pistis Sophia is an important Gnostic text. It relates the Gnostic teachings of the transfigured Jesus to the assembled disciples including his mother Mary, Mary Magdalene, and Martha. Pisti Sophia recounts that Jesus remained on earth after the resurrection for 11 years. In it the complex structures and hierarchies of heaven familiar in Gnostic teachings are revealed.

Heavenly Hierarchies

Pistis Sophia recounts Jesus’s eleven years on earth after the resurrection and reveals heavenly hierarchies.

Come here for

  • Teachings of the transfigured Jesus addressed to assembled disciples
  • Heavenly structures and hierarchies in Gnostic teachings

Expect

  • Mary, Mary Magdalene, and Martha among the assembled disciples
  • Gnostic teachings presented through Jesus’s words to his disciples

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Gnosticism100%
Ancient Religion25%

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Publisher categories

  • Spirituality
  • Gnosticism
Authors
G.R.S. Mead
Publisher
Start Publishing LLC
Published
February 20, 2013
Format
Paperback
Reading lane
Spirituality