{"product_id":"the-gnostic-bible-willis-barnstone-9781590306314","title":"The Gnostic Bible: Revised and Expanded Edition","description":"\u003cb\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\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. Gnostic 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. Only 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe selections gathered here in poetic, readable translation represent Jewish, Christian, Hermetic, Mandaean, Manichaean, Islamic, and Cathar expressions of gnostic spirituality. Their regions of origin include Egypt, the Greco-Roman world, the Middle East, Syria, Iraq, China, and France. Also included are introductions, notes, an extensive glossary, and a wealth of suggestions for further reading.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Willis Barnstone\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1590306317\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781590306314\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Shambhala\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 896\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.08h x 6.27w x 2.03d","brand":"Willis Barnstone","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44049525342463,"sku":"9781590306314","price":42.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_01d76a57-cd8e-4964-a9bd-2eb7c04cfefa.jpg?v=1685002005","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-gnostic-bible-willis-barnstone-9781590306314","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}