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The works in this collection are heretical—a heretical counterpart of the holy Scriptures of Christianity and Judaism (which Gnostics also read). But despite their highly unorthodox character, these works shed great light on the theology, atmosphere, and literary traditions of ancient Christianity and Hellenistic Judaism. The Gnostic movement did not simply share in the culture to which early...

33 And the […] world moved. 2 1 For my part, I was afraid, […] saw within the light a child standing before me. 3 When I saw […] like an elderly person. 4 And it changed (?) [its] manner of appearance to be like a young person. 5 […] in my presence. 6 And within the light there was a multiform image (?). 7 And the [manners of appearance] were appearing through one another. 8 [And] the [manner of appearance] had three forms. 9 [It]a said to me, John, John, why do you have doubts, and why [are you]
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