• Hi guest! As you can see, the new Wizard Forums has been revived, and we are glad to have you visiting our site! However, it would be really helpful, both to you and us, if you registered on our website! Registering allows you to see all posts, and make posts yourself, which would be great if you could share your knowledge and opinions with us! You could also make posts to ask questions!

  • ⚠️ Library Warning!

    In order to view any of the threads in this section, you must meet one of the following requirements!
    1. You must either be a Benefactor. See here for more: Account Upgrades
    2. OR you must have shared a book in the Book Shares section already
    3. OR you must have posted 50 threads in the Occult Sections of the forum (The Order)
    4. OR you must have been registered for OVER a week, AND made at least 1 post in the Occult Sections in the last week
    Since you cannot yet read the rules thread here, please read it on the create thread page. The rules will appear when you press the "Post Thread" button.

Book – PDF R.A. Gilbert, F. Lamplugh (ed.) - Gnosis Of The Light: A Translation Of The Untitled Apocalypse Contained In Codex Brucianus (scan)

Share a PDF of a book.
HoldAll

HoldAll

Librarian
Staff member
Librarian
Joined
Jul 3, 2023
Messages
5,686
Reaction score
28,702
Awards
17
51i6secawRL.jpg


In 1769, James Bruce, returning from Upper Egypt, brought The Codex Brucianus to England and bequeathed it to the Bodleian Library. It contained several Gnostic works, written in Coptic, dating from about the 6th century ad, but the original Greek texts from which they came are probably much older. Part of this collection, The Untitled Apocalypse, is translated in this book and has been dated around the 2nd century ad, the time of Basilides and Valentinus. It lays out the early Gnostic teachings in esoteric symbolism designed to work upon the initiate's inner experience rather than being worked upon with the rational mind. Its imagery fosters contemplation intended to prepare a candidate for the Baptism of the Light in which union with the indwelling spark of the divine occurs.

F. Lamplugh includes notes that clarify the text and his introduction gives an overview of the Gnostic beliefs. R.A. Gilbert's preface examines the history of this work and its relevance for us today.

Buy:
Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!


Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top