{"product_id":"the-books-of-jeu-and-erin-evans-9789004284463","title":"The Books of Jeu and the Pistis Sophia as Handbooks to Eternity: Exploring the Gnostic Mysteries of the Ineffable","description":"Despite the surge of interest in Gnostic texts following the discovery of the Nag Hammadi library, the Coptic \u003ci\u003eBooks of Jeu\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePistis Sophia\u003c\/i\u003e remain understudied. Often dismissed as convoluted, confused, and repetitious, Erin Evans convincingly shows that these texts represent the writings of a distinct religious group with a consistent system of theology, cosmology, and ritual practice. This book offers an in-depth examination of these texts, their relationship to other contemporary Gnostic ideas, and their use in the context of a practicing religious group. Three thematic sections demonstrate how the collection of texts functions as a whole, covering baptisms and mystical ascent procedures, guides to moral living, and introductory texts and myths.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Erin Evans\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 900428446X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789004284463\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/20\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 294\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 6.10w x 0.80d","brand":"Erin Evans","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43987403079935,"sku":"9789004284463","price":166.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_96dde1c2-f584-4720-9cc0-fdcd6cec2d53.jpg?v=1683288778","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-books-of-jeu-and-erin-evans-9789004284463","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}