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The Gnostic Gospels (Paperback)
by (shelved 100 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.94 — 19,927 ratings — published 1979
The Nag Hammadi Library (Paperback)
by (shelved 55 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.23 — 4,879 ratings — published 400
The Gnostic Bible (Paperback)
by (shelved 53 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.19 — 2,354 ratings — published 2003
Gnosticism: New Light on the Ancient Tradition of Inner Knowing (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.07 — 583 ratings — published 2002
The Gnostic Religion: The Message of the Alien God and the Beginnings of Christianity (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.23 — 475 ratings — published 1958
Gnosis: The Nature and History of Gnosticism – An Accessible Introduction to the Ancient Religion of Late Antiquity (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.96 — 237 ratings — published 1977
Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas (Hardcover)
by (shelved 26 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.92 — 7,524 ratings — published 2003
The Secret Gospel of Jesus, AD 0-78 (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 25 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.66 — 68 ratings — published 2020
Pistis Sophia: A Gnostic Gospel (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.20 — 301 ratings — published 1921
The Gnostic Jung and the Seven Sermons to the Dead (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.26 — 489 ratings — published 1982
The Gospel of Thomas: The Hidden Sayings of Jesus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.08 — 2,697 ratings — published 100
The Tree of Gnosis: Gnostic Mythology from Early Christianity to Modern Nihilism (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.40 — 159 ratings — published 1987
VALIS (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.91 — 32,710 ratings — published 1981
The Gnostics (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.09 — 270 ratings — published 1973
The Gnostic Scriptures: A New Translation with Annotations and Introductions by (Anchor Bible Reference Library)
by (shelved 15 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.14 — 140 ratings — published 300
The Other Side of the Judeo-Christian History (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 14 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.85 — 61 ratings — published 2011
Reading Judas: The Gospel of Judas and the Shaping of Christianity (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.75 — 1,526 ratings — published 2007
A History of Gnosticism (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.75 — 44 ratings — published 1983
The Gospel of Judas (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.77 — 3,015 ratings — published 2006
Forbidden Faith: The Secret History of Gnosticism (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.82 — 362 ratings — published 2006
What is Gnosticism? (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.67 — 149 ratings — published 2003
Jesus and the Lost Goddess: The Secret Teachings of the Original Christians (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.02 — 1,122 ratings — published 2001
Gnostic Philosophy: From Ancient Persia to Modern Times (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.95 — 120 ratings — published 2005
Jung and the Lost Gospels: Insights into the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Nag Hammadi Library (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.90 — 156 ratings — published 1989
The Origin of Satan: How Christians Demonized Jews, Pagans and Heretics (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.91 — 7,347 ratings — published 1995
Adam, Eve, and the Serpent: Sex and Politics in Early Christianity (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.03 — 3,030 ratings — published 1988
The Gospel of Mary Magdalene (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.13 — 2,905 ratings — published 1997
The Republic (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.97 — 225,536 ratings — published -400
The Gnostics: Myth, Ritual, and Diversity in Early Christianity (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.93 — 154 ratings — published 2011
The Gospel of Mary of Magdala: Jesus and the First Woman Apostle (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.09 — 1,169 ratings — published 2003
Gnostic Religion in Antiquity (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 8 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.94 — 16 ratings — published 2013
The Laughing Jesus: Religious Lies and Gnostic Wisdom (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.98 — 524 ratings — published 2005
Rethinking "Gnosticism": An Argument for Dismantling a Dubious Category (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.00 — 44 ratings — published 1996
The Jesus Mysteries: Was the "Original Jesus" a Pagan God? (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,745 ratings — published 1999
The Gnostic Discoveries: The Impact of the Nag Hammadi Library (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.64 — 179 ratings — published 2005
The Gnostic Paul: Gnostic Exegesis of the Pauline Letters (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.99 — 263 ratings — published 1975
Mary Magdalene Revealed: The First Apostle, Her Feminist Gospel & the Christianity We Haven't Tried Yet (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.24 — 5,259 ratings — published 2019
The Bhagavad Gita (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.19 — 81,450 ratings — published -400
Lost Christianities: The Battles for Scripture and the Faiths We Never Knew (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.07 — 6,195 ratings — published 2002
Ancient Gnosticism: Traditions and Literature (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.36 — 36 ratings — published 2007
The Philosophy of Cosmic Spirituality (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.83 — 41 ratings — published 2014
The Gospel of Philip: Jesus, Mary Magdalene, and the Gnosis of Sacred Union (Codex II.3)
by (shelved 6 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.05 — 313 ratings — published 2003
The Gnostic New Age: How a Countercultural Spirituality Revolutionized Religion from Antiquity to Today (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.24 — 70 ratings — published
The Secret Book of John: The Gnostic Gospel Annotated & Explained (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.31 — 130 ratings — published 2011
The Wisdom of the Knowing Ones: Gnosticism: The Key to Esoteric Christianity (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.24 — 104 ratings — published 1999
Introduction to Gnosticism: Ancient Voices, Christian Worlds (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.40 — 25 ratings — published 2012
The Serpent's Gift: Gnostic Reflections on the Study of Religion (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.24 — 63 ratings — published 2006
The Gnostics (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.48 — 120 ratings — published 1987
A Dictionary of Gnosticism (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.10 — 10 ratings — published 2009
The Seven Sermons to the Dead (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.99 — 434 ratings — published 1925
“In the Gospel of Judas, Jesus teaches people about the kinship they have with God and about how to live according to the moral order of the universe established by God. People, Jesus says, have spiritual resources within them beyond what they know. He explains this message by telling Judas about the nature of the universe—that another realm exists beyond the material world, and an immortal holy race above the mortal human race. If people can understand this reality, they can fulfill their highest nature and understand how they should live now. He explains that human beings were created following the divine image of the heavenly First Man, Adamas. To honor this divine image in people, God sent divine spirits to everyone, giving people the potential to turn and worship him. By looking within themselves, people can “bring forth the perfect human”—they can discover what is divine and immortal within themselves. [...] Jesus explains that although people are made according to the divine image and likeness, they are nonetheless created by the lower angels God put in charge of the material world—the realm of chaos and oblivion.”
― Reading Judas: The Gospel of Judas and the Shaping of Christianity
― Reading Judas: The Gospel of Judas and the Shaping of Christianity












