The Sethian Gnostics

In my previous post I reproduced the new discussion of Gnosticism in my soon to be publishedAfter the New Testament, 2ndedition (due to be out in the fall). In this post and the two to follow I will reproduce my new discussions of the various “types” of Gnostic texts that I include in the anthology. Many scholars would consider this first type the most important historically: it is a group of texts produced by and for Gnostics known by scholars as the “Sethians.” Here is what I say about them...