{"product_id":"gnostic-bible-barnstone-meyer-9781590306314","title":"The Gnostic Bible | Willis Barnstone \u0026 Marvin Meyer","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe Gnostic Bible: Gnostic Texts of Mystical Wisdom from the Ancient and Medieval Worlds\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eEdited by Willis Barnstone \u0026amp; Marvin Meyer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA collection of Gnostic texts spanning centuries, geographical locations, and cultural traditions—“a wonderful achievement” (Elaine Pagels, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Gnostic Gospels\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGnosticism was a wide-ranging religious movement of the first millennium CE—with earlier antecedents and later flourishings—whose adherents sought salvation through knowledge and personal religious experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGnostic writings offer striking perspectives on both early Christian and non-Christian thought. For example, some gnostic texts suggest that god should be celebrated as both mother and father, and that self-knowledge is the supreme path to the divine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnly in the past fifty years has it become clear how far the gnostic influence spread in ancient and medieval religions—and what a marvelous body of scriptures it produced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe selections gathered here in poetic, readable translation represent Jewish, Christian, Hermetic, Mandaean, Manichaean, Islamic, and Cathar expressions of gnostic spirituality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTheir regions of origin include Egypt, the Greco-Roman world, the Middle East, Syria, Iraq, China, and France.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso included are introductions, notes, an extensive glossary, and a wealth of suggestions for further reading.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBook Data:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/strong\u003e9781590306314\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-10: \u003c\/strong\u003e1590306317\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthors: \u003c\/strong\u003eWillis Barnstone; Marvin Meyer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 896\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition: \u003c\/strong\u003eRevised \u0026amp; Expanded\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBook Binding: \u003c\/strong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shambhala Publications\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublished: \u003c\/strong\u003e2009-06-30\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Bust-Down Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50674709201211,"sku":"1590306317","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/2077\/7531\/files\/9781590306314.jpg?v=1781733646","url":"https:\/\/bustdownbooks.com\/products\/gnostic-bible-barnstone-meyer-9781590306314","provider":"Bust-Down Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}