Comparative exploration of Hermeticism and Gnosticism: tracing historical connections, cosmological convergences, and theological distinctions between these Egyptian wisdom traditions.
There is a particular violence in the silencing of voices. Not the dramatic violence of fire and persecution–though that comes later–but the quieter violence of omission, the systematic excision of certain names from the rolls of authority. The Gospel of Mary stands as a testament to what was cut away, a fragmentary witness to a…
Discover how Jewish apocalyptic literature and merkavah mysticism shaped the Nag Hammadi library’s vision of heavenly ascent, cosmic dualism, and the soul’s journey past archontic gates.
Second Apocalypse of James from Nag Hammadi Codex V. James’ transformation from doubt to vision, the hidden book of secret teachings, and the psychology of gnosis—fear dissolved through knowledge of the pleroma.
Codex V contains six tractates spanning pagan philosophy to Christian apocalyptic: Eugnostos, Second Treatise of Great Seth, Apocalypse of Paul, First and Second Apocalypses of James, and Acts of Peter.
Complete guide to Trimorphic Protennoia (Three Forms of First Thought), the Sethian hymn of divine descent from Nag Hammadi Codex XIII.
The Acts of Thomas: Complete guide to the apocryphal acts of the apostle, including the Hymn of the Pearl, his missionary journeys, and Gnostic theology.
The Hymn of the Pearl from the Acts of Thomas: A Gnostic allegory of the soul’s descent into matter and its awakening to divine origin. Full commentary and analysis.
A scholarly approach to the Nag Hammadi Library: textual criticism, historical context, codicology, and academic methodologies for studying Gnostic texts.
Explore non-canonical Gospels in Nag Hammadi: Thomas, Philip, Truth, and Egyptian Gospels. Sayings collections vs narratives, docetism, and theology.