The Sophia of Jesus Christ and Eugnostos the Blessed: The Divine Feminine and T

by Joseph B. Lumpkin, Unknown Nag Hammadi

Presented here are the Books of "The Sophia of Jesus Christ" (also called "The Wisdom of Jesus Christ") and "Eugnostos the Blessed" with extensive commentary on the ancient texts, Gnosticism, and the Divine Feminine. Gnosticism holds a special and unique place in the formation of Christianity. The theology presented by the Gnostics demands a balance of male and female "energies." In this book we will explore Gnosticism and the Divine Feminine through the lens of two great Gnostic texts. We will see the influence of Gnosticism and how their idea of the Divine Feminine effected orthodox or mainline Christianity. The treatise of "Eugnostos the Blessed" (50-150 A.D.) and the gospel called, "The Sophia of Jesus Christ," (50-200 A.D.) are presented together in a single volume, due to their close and undeniable connection. In fact, one borrowed heavily from the other. "The Sophia of Jesus Christ," also called "The Wisdom of Jesus Christ," seems to be a later and Christianized version of "Eugnostos the Blessed," a non-Christian Gnostic text. Gnosticism is complex and deserves explanation in order to better understand the texts. Extensive history, background and commentary are provided in order to reveal the inner working of Gnosticism, the place of women in their theology, and how Gnosticism influenced the Christianity of today.

172 pages, Paperback

First published June 29, 2014

Reviews

[James Crawford · Rating 4 out of 5]

There's an Introduction and definitions are given of some of the terms (which is always a good idea). The book examines Gnostic theology, cosmology and history and Gnostic mystery cults.

Their theme is that the world is corrupt and imperfect. It also discusses various Gnostic beliefs an discusses Sophia which is wisdom. It talks about how the Earth was created and how Sophia helped get Adam straightened out. Gnostics held women as equal in status to men.

One of the most interesting things is that the god that created the Earth is not the god most of us think of so one way to put it is that there is God, the ultimate being, and god, the being that created the Earth.

Since the god was imperfect, the world is imperfect.

Personal revelation leads to salvation is another Gnostic theme. The book discusses resurrection and how the established Christian church basically went to war against the Gnostics, destroying their villages and even killing children.

It goes into how the decision to 'kill them all' was made and who said that. Then it talks about how women were marginalized by the Church.

It can be sort of complicated at times but it still is extremely interesting, a very different way of thinking from the established churches of today.

[Richard · Rating 3 out of 5]

Beware the Archons.