Livre sacré du Grand Esprit invisiblevignette|Un parchemin du 9e ou 10e siècle.Photo prise par Einsiedeln Stiftsbibliothek. Le Livre sacré du Grand Esprit invisible, parfois nommé Évangile des Égyptiens, est un texte gnostique du rédigé en copte et figurant parmi les documents retrouvés à Nag Hammadi en 1945, dans les Codex III, 2 et IV, 2. Daté du dernier quart du , ce texte provient des milieux gnostiques sethiens qui voyaient dans Jésus de Nazareth la réincarnation de Seth, le troisième fils d'Adam.
Gnosticisme séthienvignette|316x316px|Seth. Le gnosticisme séthien est un des principaux courants du gnosticisme antique, appelé ainsi parce que son corpus de doctrines est marqué par la figure biblique de Seth, le troisième fils d'Adam et Ève. La bibliothèque de Nag Hammadi désigne un corpus de textes de ce courant, en copte, découverts à Nag Hammadi, ville de haute Égypte, en 1945. "Les écrits 'séthiens' de Nag Hammadi ont nécessairement des sources communes.
AllogenesAllogenes is a series of Gnostic texts. The main character in these texts is Allogenes (Greek: ἀλλογενής), which translates as 'stranger,' 'foreigner,' or 'of another race.' The first text discovered was Allogenes as the third tractate in Codex XI of the Nag Hammadi library. The Coptic manuscript is a translation of a Greek original, likely written in Alexandria before 300 AD. In this text, containing Middle Platonic or Neoplatonic elements, Allogenes receives divine revelations.
MarsanesMarsanes is a Sethian Gnostic text from the New Testament apocrypha. The only surviving copy comes from the Nag Hammadi library, albeit with 14 pages completely missing and a large number of lines throughout the text damaged beyond recovery. Scholars speculate that the text was originally written by a Syrian in Greek during the third century. The content of the text focuses on the 13 seals, the Triple-Powered One, the shape and structure of the soul, acquiring power and knowledge, and an apocalyptic vision.
Sophia (Gnosticism)Sophia (Σοφíα "Wisdom", ⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ "the Sophia") is a major theme, along with Knowledge (γνῶσις gnosis, Coptic ), among many of the early Christian knowledge-theologies grouped by the heresiologist Irenaeus as (γνωστικοί), "knowing" or "men that claimed to have deeper wisdom". Gnosticism is a 17th-century term expanding the definition of Irenaeus' groups to include other syncretic and mystery religions. In Gnosticism, Sophia is a feminine figure, analogous to the human soul but also simultaneously one of the feminine aspects of God.
BarbeloBarbēlō (Greek: Βαρβηλώ) refers to the first emanation of God in several forms of Gnostic cosmogony. Barbēlō is often depicted as a supreme female principle, the single passive antecedent of creation in its manifoldness. This figure is also variously referred to as 'Mother-Father' (hinting at her apparent androgyny), 'The Triple Androgynous Name', or 'Eternal Aeon'. So prominent was her place amongst some Gnostics that some schools were designated as Barbeliotae, Barbēlō worshippers or Barbēlō gnostics.
Archonte (gnose)Les Archontes sont, dans le Gnosticisme et les religions étroitement liées à lui, les constructeurs de l'univers physique. Parmi les Archontie, Ophites, Séthiens et dans les écrits de Bibliothèque de Nag Hammadi, les archontes sont des dirigeants, chacun étant lié à l'une des sept planètes ; ils empêchent les âmes de quitter le royaume matériel. La connotation politique de leur nom reflète le rejet du système gouvernemental, comme imparfait sans chance de véritable salut.
Bibliothèque de Nag HammadiLa bibliothèque de Nag Hammadi est un ensemble de douze codex de papyrus reliés en cuir, et partie d'un treizième (un traité en huit folios), du milieu du . Retrouvés en Égypte en 1945 sur le site archéologique de à proximité du village de Hamrah Dawm situé à environ cinq kilomètres au nord de la ville de Nag Hammadi au nord-ouest de Louxor par deux paysans égyptiens, ils sont désormais conservés au musée copte du Caire. Ces codex (les plus anciens connus), contiennent une cinquantaine de traités en copte, traductions de textes écrits initialement en grec ancien.
Neoplatonism and GnosticismGnosticism refers to a collection of religious groups originating in Jewish religiosity in Alexandria in the first few centuries AD. Neoplatonism is a school of Hellenistic philosophy that took shape in the 3rd century, based on the teachings of Plato and some of his early followers. While Gnosticism was influenced by Middle Platonism, neoplatonists from the third century onward rejected Gnosticism. Nevertheless, Alexander J.
Five SealsIn Sethian Gnostic texts, the Five Seals are typically described as a baptismal rite involving a series of five full immersions in holy running or "living water," symbolizing spiritual ascension to the divine realm. The Five Seals are frequently mentioned in various Sethian Gnostic texts from the Nag Hammadi library. While some scholars consider the Five Seals to be literary symbolism rather than an actual religious ritual, Birger A. Pearson believes that the Five Seals refer to an actual ritual in which the initiate was ritually immersed in water five times.
