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Book of sophia. daughter of jesus1/31/2024 Might bring forth body and fruit, glory and honor, in imperishableness and his infinite his goodness alone, but (that) other spirits of the Unwavering Generation Mercy and his love, he wished to bring forth fruit by himself, that he might not Nature, that the great wealth that was hidden in him might be revealed. Spirit-Who-Is was the begetter, who had the power a begetter and a form-giver`s The perfect Savior said: "I came from the Infinite that I might tell you all things. Thomas said to him: "Lord, Savior, why did these come to be, and why were these And their whole race from first to last was in hisįoreknowledge, (that of) the infinite, unbegotten Father." And he is thought andĬonsidering and reflecting and rationality and power. Visible, the majesty and the authority are in him, since he embraces the whole of the The perfect Savior said to him: "Before anything is visible of those that are Philip said: "Lord, how, then, did he appear to the perfect ones?" While he is not known, he ever knows himself. He is imperishable and has no likeness (to anything). Since it is infinite, he is ever incomprehensible. It looks toĮvery side and sees itself from itself. "And he has a semblance of his own - not like what you have seen and received, butĪ strange semblance that surpasses all things and is better than the universe. ![]() He has no human form for whoever has human form Since no one rules over him, he has no name įor whoever has a name is the creation of another." He is unbegotten, having no beginning įor everyone who has a beginning has an end. No birth for everyone who has birth will perish. Subjection, nor any creature from the foundation of the world until now, except he alone,Īnd anyone to whom he wants to make revelation through him who is from First Light. The Savior said: "He Who Is is ineffable. Matthew said to him: "Lord, no one can find the truth except through you. Unclean rubbing but by First Who Was Sent, for he is an immortal in the midst of mortal Worthy of knowledge will receive (it), whoever has not been begotten by the sowing of But to you it is given to know and whoever is For whatever is from itself is a polluted life it is self-made. Here - for I know him (Light) - that I might speak to you about the precise nature of the But I, who came from Infinite Light, I am Again, of the three voices I have just mentioned, none isĬlose to the truth, and (they are) from man. Others, that it is providence (that directs it). For some of them say about the world that it Philosophers, (and) hence they do not agree. For it is said that the ordering is directed in three ways, by all the But their speculation has not reached the The ordering of the world and (its) movement. Now the wisest among them have speculated from Is and what he is like, have not found him. The Savior said to them: "I want you to know that all men are born on earth from theįoundation of the world until now, being dust, while they have inquired about God, who he Philip said: "For the underlying reality of the universe and the plan." The Savior laughed and said to them: "What are you thinking about?Īre you perplexed? What are you searching for?" Mountain called "Of the Olives" in Galilee.Īnd he said: "Peace be to you, My peace I give you!" And they all marveledĪnd were afraid. No mortal fleshĬould endure it, but only pure, perfect flesh, like that which he taught us about on the Universe and the plan, and the holy providence, and the power of the authorities, andĪbout everything the Savior is doing with them in the secret of the holy plan, the SaviorĪppeared - not in his previous form, but in the invisible spirit. When they gathered together and were perplexed about the underlying reality of the In the translator's comments below, sections of the text supplied from the Berlin Gnostic Codex are identified with the notation, "BG".Īfter he rose from the dead, his twelve disciples and seven women continued to be hisįollowers, and went to Galilee onto the mountain called "Divination and Joy". Thus we have three distinct copies of this scripture attested from three separate ancient sources, two in Coptic, one in Greek. A third fragment of the text in Greek was also found among the Oxyrhynchus papyrus documents. The first copy is in Nag Hammadi Codex III (NHC III) a second copy of this text was preserved in the Berlin Gnostic Codex. The translation of "The Sophia of Jesus Christ" (also sometimes titled, "The Wisdom of Jesus Christ") is derived from two separately preserved copies of the text. ![]() The Nag Hammadi Library The Sophia of Jesus Christ Institute for Antiquity and Christianity, Claremont Graduate University)Ī complete selection of translations and books about the Gnostic Gospels. (Above image of the Gospel of Thomas courtesy of the ![]() The Sophia of Jesus Christ - The Nag Hammadi Library
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