PISTIS SOPHIA: The Gnostic Gospel of Jesus, Mary Magdalene, and Divine Wisdom: The Gnostic Text of Jesus, Mary, Mary Magdalene, Jesus, and His Disciples - Softcover

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One of the most important surviving scriptures of the ancient Gnostic tradition.

In Pistis Sophia, the risen Jesus reveals hidden teachings to Mary Magdalene and the other disciples concerning the structure of the heavens, the fate of the soul, repentance, spiritual transformation, and the mysteries that lead to salvation. At the center of the work stands Pistis Sophia—Faith-Wisdom—a divine being who falls into chaos, suffers beneath hostile powers, and offers a series of repentances as she struggles to return to the realm of light.

Mary Magdalene occupies an unusually prominent place in the text, repeatedly demonstrating a deeper understanding of Jesus’s teachings than the other disciples. Through extended dialogues, hymns, symbolic interpretations, and elaborate visions of the spiritual universe, Pistis Sophia explores divine wisdom, redemption, celestial hierarchies, and the soul’s ascent beyond the material world. Its fusion of Christian language and Gnostic cosmology makes it an essential work for readers interested in early Christianity, mysticism, and Western esoteric traditions.

This influential English translation was prepared by G. R. S. Mead, a pioneering scholar of Gnosticism, Hermeticism, and early Christian thought. Working decades before the discovery of the Nag Hammadi library, Mead helped introduce ancient spiritual texts to a broad English-speaking audience. His translation of Pistis Sophia remains one of the foundational editions of this remarkable scripture and an important milestone in the modern rediscovery of Gnostic literature.

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