Hurtak is best known for his book published originally in 1973, entitled the book of knowledge. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Hurtak, social scientist and researcher, provide extensive commentary to help you understand the original texts which are included in their entirety in a newly revised translation, and guide us through the extraordinary plight of sophia wisdom into a fuller. Text and commentary, which presents a 2,000 year old gnostic manuscript and offers analysis. Future science the academy for future science official site. The first book chapters establishes that jesus remained with the disciples for 11 years after the resurrection, teaching them only the lowest of the mysteries. Publication date 1896 collection universallibrary contributor universal digital library language english. My lord, doth the dragon of the outer darkness come into this world or doth he not come. Pistis sophia a coptic gnostic text with commentary.
I have decided to make some observations on this important work since this 907 page treatise may be an esoteric blueprint as to how to go from a bud to a blossomto distinguish my comments from the. The faith of wisdom a postgospel dialogue on consciousness light and the spirit of wisdom hurtak, j. Carl schmidt, pistis sophia koptisch 1925 internet archive. Their teachers were persecuted and documents destroyed because the church desired a uniform set of beliefs to operate under. Ancient temple work endowed an initiate with higher wisdom, revealing the greater pattern behind all things, as well as a. And furthermore i will rejoice because the time has come that thou wilt take away the lightpower from all those that hate me because i have. Reviewed in the united states on september 6, 2014. Pistis sophia unveiled samael aun weor 3 prologue we, the fortytwo judges of karma, exhort the gnostic people to be united in these moments in which humanity is found at the crossroads of to be or not to be we speak, reunited in full council with the. Askew the collection was sold in an auction during 1775. Originally written in greek, the oldest surviving copy of the pistis sophia is in coptic. The gnostic tradition of mary magdalene, jesus, and his disciples. Those who are saved must renounce the world completely and follow the pure ethic of love and compassion so that they can be identified with jesus and become rays of. Of the light of the sun and the darkness of the dragon. The story of pistis sophia sophia desireth to enter the lightworld.
Jj hurtak pistis sophia pdf download jj hurtak pistis sophia pdf. Divine spark or pistis sophia is a painting that undoubtedly places josip leovic in the croatian symbolist pan theon, as well as in the broader european cultural. The existing manuscript, which some scholars place in the late 4th century, relates one gnostic groups teachings of the transfigured jesus to the assembled disciples, including his mother mary, mary magdalene, and martha. Lorraine and alexandra get to interview the amazing drs. Pistis sophia a coptic gnostic text with commentary unknown binding january 1, 1999. Pistis sophia the above is the name of the work which was subtitled a coptic gnostic text with commentary by j. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer. The pistis sophia was purchased by the british museum in 1795 from a doctor and it wasnt until 1851 that work began on its translation. Hurtaks work encompasses a diverse array of disciplines, including religion and philosophy, space law, environmental sciences, remote sensing, and unconventional theories in the fields of planetary sciences and archaeology.
O light, by what shall i known when the three times will happen, that i may rejoice and be glad, because the time has arrived that thou takest me to my place. Pistis sophia is an important gnostic text discovered in 1773, 1 possibly written as early as the 2nd century. The principal goal of the academy is to provide all people with educational and scientific tools that will help them meet the resulting challenges. J j hurtak, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The discovery of the pistis sophia predates the nag hammadi discoveries but the ps remains the longest and most complete christian gnostic text we have. Hurtak, and his wife desiree, discussed their recent book pistis sophia. You will be surprised how quickly apps will come to metro. James hurtak is an american social scientist, comparative religionist, scholar, author, and founder and president of the academy for future science.
The pistis sophia 3rd century is preoccupied with the question of who finally will be saved. Hurtak, the subject of a lengthy article on your website, i have just read the above captioned piece by carol s. Hurtak january 4, 2006 as a lawyer who has worked with dr. Jj hurtak is the author of the legendary book the book of knowledge. The coptic gnostic narrative theme which attempts to explain the dilemma of humanitys predicament as a realm of intelligence amidst many realms of life, both visible and invisible.
The pistis sophia was written long after the apostles had died, anywhere from the late second to the fourth century ad. The teachings are a blueprint for a new direction in humankinds evolution into a higher state of consciousness. Its noteworthy that mary magdalene is shown to have a particularly important interaction with jesus, and she is mentioned far more often than the. Askew codex codex askewianus did get its name according to dr. Hurtak born james joachim hurtak, 1940, although sometimes referred to as james jacob is an american social scientist, linguist, futurist, and author. In the historic period after the early church became established as the official religion of the roman empire 325 c. The book of pistis sophia reveals in its dialogue the true relationship between in this edition of pistis sophia, dr. He is author of over 15 books, including commentaries on ancient mystical and gnostic texts such as the pistis sophia. A coptic gnostic text with commentary second 19050706 hardcover, by desiree hurtak. It also emphasizes the role of female disciples in the ministry of jesus the christ. Anthony askew 16991774, a famous book collector from england, that had assembled a valuable collection of books and manuscripts known as bibliotheca askeviana. The keys of enoch where he claimed to receive knowledge from a visitation from enoch, and in which. He very clearly relegates to nothingness all the religious chauvinism of the importance of the male over the female, and the female disciples show that they have the lead in understanding what.
Hurtaks lawyer and by carol matthews a reply on behalf of dr. The psalms are used wholly as allegorical vehicles for interpretation of the pistis sophia myth. The pistis sophia is a translation and commentary of a special collection of 2,000 year old gnostic coptic manuscripts, derived from ancient egyptiancoptic christian codexes. The five remaining copies, which scholars place in the 5th or 6th centuries, relate the gnostic teachings of the transfigured jesus to the assembled disciples including his mother mary, mary magdalene, and martha, when the risen christ had accomplished eleven years. Through science and information technology, the world is undergoing major transformations in social, cultural, economic, and environmental dimensions. The title on the back of the modern binding is piste sophia coptice. The site includes the gnostic library, with the complete nag hammadi library and a large collection of other primary gnostic scriptures and documents.
Part of a vast collection of materials dealing with gnosis and gnosticism, both ancient and modern. Mary the magdalene as the holy bride, for placing her at the right hand of the risen christ, exalted above the twelve, who embody the lightpowers of the twelve saviors, suggests that she embodies christ the sophia, or the shekinah consort of the messiah the feminine emanation of the christ. Hurtak and desiree hurtak the coptic gnostic narrative theme which attempts to explain the dilemma of humanitys predicament as a realm of intelligence amidst many realms of life, both visible and invisible. Hurtak is author of the keys of enoch, and he and his wife desiree hurtak are also coauthors of pistis sophia text and commentary. Pistis sophia is portrayed as a feminine entity, and in the teachings the disciples were involved in a dialogue with jesus the christ in his light body. The gnostics were composed of a number of early christian mystical sects.
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