Teachings of Silvanus: Practical Wisdom for Spiritual Life
The Teachings of Silvanus offers practical Christian-Gnostic wisdom on prayer, self-discipline, and spiritual warfare in the Nag Hammadi Library collection.
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Concept of Our Great Power: The Apocalypse of Divine Light
Discover the Concept of Our Great Power, a Nag Hammadi apocalypse revealing the Great Power’s descent through ages of light, darkness, and final restoration.
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Authoritative Teaching: The Soul’s Descent and Return to the Light
Authoritative Teaching presents the soul’s descent into matter, its struggle against passions, and its return to divine light through knowledge and discipline.
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Acts of Peter and the Twelve: The Parable of Poverty and Spiritual Wealth
Explore the Acts of Peter and the Twelve, a Nag Hammadi tale of Lithargoel, pearl merchants, and the paradox of poverty as the path to divine treasure.
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Eugnostos: The Letter to the Wise on Ultimate Reality
Discover Eugnostos, a philosophical letter revealing ultimate reality, divine immutability, and the nature of the cosmos in Nag Hammadi Library.
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The Apocalypse of Adam: The First and Final Revelation
The Apocalypse of Adam—final testament of the first man to his son Seth. Reveals three aeons of history, the coming illuminators, and the purification by fire. Jewish apocalyptic at its most ancient.
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The First Apocalypse of James: Martyrdom and the True Jerusalem
The First Apocalypse of James—Jesus reveals mysteries to his brother before and after the passion, preparing him for martyrdom. Features passwords for ascent through archons and the true Jerusalem above.
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The Letter of Peter to Philip: Apostolic Authority and Cosmic Redemption
The Letter of Peter to Philip—apostolic conference on the Mount of Olives where Jesus equips the apostles with weapons of light to break the chains of the imprisoned spiritual seed.
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The Three Steles of Seth: Sethian Hymns of Ascent
The Three Steles of Seth—three Sethian hymns for ritual ascent, addressed to the Four Luminaries and the Autogenes. Liturgy of the immovable race with communal ‘we’ and triple amen.
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The Exegesis on the Soul: Allegory of the Fallen and Restored Psyche
The Exegesis on the Soul—a sustained allegory of the soul as fallen virgin/prostitute who receives a letter from her father and returns to the bridal chamber. Biblical psychology at its most intimate.