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THEGNOSTICBIBLE
EDITED
BY
Willis Barnstoneand Marvin Meyer
SHAMBHALA
Boston & London
2003
 
Shambhala Publications, Inc.Horticultural Hall300 Massachusetts AvenueBoston, Massachusetts 02115www.shambhala.com©2003 by
Willis
Barnstone and Marvin MeyerAll rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form orby any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying,recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system,without permission in writing from the publisher.98765432Printed in the United States of America© This edition is printed on acid-free paper that meets the AmericanNational Standards Institute Z39.48 Standard.Distributed in the United States by Random House, Inc.,and in Canada by Random House of Canada LtdInterior design and composition: Greta
D.
Sibley
&
AssociatesLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataThe gnostic Bible/edited by Willis Barnstone and Marvin Meyer.—1st ed.
p.
cm.Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
1-57062-242-6
(alk. paper)1. Gnostic literature. I. Barnstone, Willis, 1927- II. Meyer, Marvin W.
BT1390.G4937 2003299'.932 DC212003007148
 
CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS IXGNOSTICISM, GNOSTICS, AND
THE GNOSTIC BIBLE
• Marvin Meyer lLETTING IN THE LIGHT: TRANSLATINGHOLY TEXTS • Willis Barnstone 21PART ONE
Early Wisdom Gospels
29
INTRODUCTION • Marvin Meyer 311. The Gospel of Thomas 43
2.
The Gospel of John 70PART TWO
Literature of Gnostic Wisdom
105INTRODUCTION • Marvin Meyer 107
3.
The Book of Baruch • Justin 119SETHIAN LITERATURE
4.
The Secret Book of John 135
5.
The Reality of the Rulers 1666. The Revelation of Adam 1787.Three Forms of First Thought 189
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Curious to know what intellectual or esoteric knowledge of spiritual things Tweedledee and Tweedledum conceit that they possess.

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