{"product_id":"the-gnostic-bible-revised-and-expanded-edition-willis-barnstone-paperback","title":"The Gnostic Bible: Revised and Expanded Edition -- Willis Barnstone, Paperback","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\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Shambhala\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 881\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781590306314\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarvin Meyer, PhD, (1948-2012)\u003c\/b\u003e was Griset Professor of Bible and Christian Studies in the Department of Religious Studies at Chapman University in Orange, California. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Gospel of Thomas\u003c\/i\u003e and, with James Robinson, \u003ci\u003eThe Nag Hammadi Scriptures\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBorn in Lewiston, Maine, \u003cb\u003eWillis Barnstone\u003c\/b\u003e was educated at Bowdoin, Columbia, the Sorbonne, and Yale. He taught in Greece at the end of the civil war (1949-51), and in Buenos Aires during the Dirty War. During the Cultural Revolution he went to China where he was later a Fulbright Professor at Beijing Foreign Studies University (1984-85). Former O'Connor Professor of Greek at Colgate University, he is Distinguished Professor of Comparative Literature and Spanish at Indiana University.","brand":"Willis Barnstone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49857653211364,"sku":"9781590306314","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781590306314.jpg?v=1789372357","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/the-gnostic-bible-revised-and-expanded-edition-willis-barnstone-paperback","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}