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The Gnostic Gospels (National Book Award Winner)
by (shelved 106 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.94 — 20,657 ratings — published 1979
The Nag Hammadi Library (Paperback)
by (shelved 60 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.24 — 4,966 ratings — published 400
The Gnostic Bible (Paperback)
by (shelved 57 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.19 — 2,372 ratings — published 2003
Gnosticism: New Light on the Ancient Tradition of Inner Knowing (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.06 — 606 ratings — published 2002
The Gnostic Religion: The Message of the Alien God and the Beginnings of Christianity (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.23 — 492 ratings — published 1958
Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas (Hardcover)
by (shelved 30 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.92 — 7,675 ratings — published 2003
Gnosis: The Nature and History of Gnosticism – An Accessible Introduction to the Ancient Religion of Late Antiquity (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.97 — 245 ratings — published 1977
The Secret Gospel of Jesus, AD 0-78 (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 25 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.66 — 68 ratings — published 2020
Pistis Sophia: A Gnostic Gospel (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.19 — 318 ratings — published 1921
The Gnostic Jung and the Seven Sermons to the Dead (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.25 — 502 ratings — published 1982
The Gospel of Thomas: The Hidden Sayings of Jesus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.09 — 2,794 ratings — published 100
The Tree of Gnosis: Gnostic Mythology from Early Christianity to Modern Nihilism (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.41 — 166 ratings — published 1987
The Gnostic Scriptures: A New Translation with Annotations and Introductions by (Anchor Bible Reference Library)
by (shelved 17 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.11 — 149 ratings — published 300
The Gnostics (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.09 — 281 ratings — published 1973
Valis (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.91 — 33,719 ratings — published 1981
What is Gnosticism? (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.68 — 155 ratings — published 2003
The Other Side of the Judeo-Christian History (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 14 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.85 — 61 ratings — published 2011
A History of Gnosticism (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.71 — 45 ratings — published 1983
The Gospel of Judas (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.76 — 3,052 ratings — published 2006
Reading Judas: The Gospel of Judas and the Shaping of Christianity (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.75 — 1,560 ratings — published 2007
Forbidden Faith: The Secret History of Gnosticism (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.84 — 375 ratings — published 2006
Gnostic Philosophy: From Ancient Persia to Modern Times (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.95 — 124 ratings — published 2005
Jesus and the Lost Goddess: The Secret Teachings of the Original Christians (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.01 — 1,148 ratings — published 2001
Jung and the Lost Gospels: Insights into the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Nag Hammadi Library (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.92 — 160 ratings — published 1989
The Gospel of Mary Magdalene (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.13 — 3,033 ratings — published 1997
The Gnostics: Myth, Ritual, and Diversity in Early Christianity (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.93 — 171 ratings — published 2011
The Origin of Satan: How Christians Demonized Jews, Pagans and Heretics (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.91 — 7,462 ratings — published 1995
Adam, Eve, and the Serpent: Sex and Politics in Early Christianity (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.03 — 3,064 ratings — published 1988
The Republic (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.97 — 231,917 ratings — published -400
Rethinking "Gnosticism": An Argument for Dismantling a Dubious Category (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.00 — 44 ratings — published 1996
Voices of Gnosticism: Interviews with Elaine Pagels, Marvin Meyer, Bart Ehrman, Bruce Chilton and Other Leading Scholars (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 9 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.35 — 98 ratings — published 2010
The Gospel of Mary of Magdala: Jesus and the First Woman Apostle (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.09 — 1,182 ratings — published 2003
Gnostic Religion in Antiquity (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 8 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.88 — 17 ratings — published 2013
The Laughing Jesus: Religious Lies and Gnostic Wisdom (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.97 — 531 ratings — published 2005
The Jesus Mysteries: Was the "Original Jesus" a Pagan God? (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,759 ratings — published 1999
The Gnostic Discoveries: The Impact of the Nag Hammadi Library (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.65 — 183 ratings — published 2005
The Gnostic Paul: Gnostic Exegesis of the Pauline Letters (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.99 — 263 ratings — published 1975
The Gnostic New Age: How a Countercultural Spirituality Revolutionized Religion from Antiquity to Today (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.21 — 76 ratings — published
Mary Magdalene Revealed: The First Apostle, Her Feminist Gospel & the Christianity We Haven't Tried Yet (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.24 — 6,077 ratings — published 2019
The Bhagavad Gita (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.19 — 84,116 ratings — published -400
The Wisdom of the Knowing Ones: Gnosticism: The Key to Esoteric Christianity (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.24 — 106 ratings — published 1999
Introduction to "Gnosticism:": Ancient Voices, Christian Worlds (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.40 — 25 ratings — published 2012
Lost Christianities: The Battles for Scripture and the Faiths We Never Knew (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.08 — 6,296 ratings — published 2002
The Seven Sermons to the Dead (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 7 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.98 — 454 ratings — published 1925
Ancient Gnosticism: Traditions and Literature (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.36 — 36 ratings — published 2007
The Philosophy of Cosmic Spirituality (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.83 — 41 ratings — published 2014
The Gospel of Philip: Jesus, Mary Magdalene, and the Gnosis of Sacred Union (Codex II.3)
by (shelved 6 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.06 — 329 ratings — published 2003
The Secret Book of John: The Gnostic Gospel Annotated & Explained (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.32 — 136 ratings — published 2011
The Secret History of the Gnostics: Their Scriptures, Beliefs and Traditions (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.01 — 81 ratings — published 2015
The Gnostic Gospels of Jesus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.93 — 254 ratings — published 2005
“But if subjective pietism is not the real crux of this all-important Gospel, if it is instead belief in the plan of salvation, how are we not dealing with "salvation by (cognitive) works" and Gnosticism (salvation by special knowledge)? Fundamentalists hotly deny it, but isn't it finally a matter of believers in the right religion being saved and everyone else being disqualified?”
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“Too often, people carry around so much pain in their hearts, that they surround their hearts with an impenetrable wall. In order to make up for the lack of love, people change their focus from their hearts to their brains. The limbic system of the brain likes to collect things and declare its territory. Sadly, because most people lack the courage to open up their hearts again (to possibly being hurt once again), they try to substitute physical assets for the lack of joy that can only be found in the heart. The Demiurge is very happy if you are living in your brain and take your pleasure from acquiring objects, rather than through the many varieties of love. Material possessions bring a kind of fleeting pleasure, but they will never provide a deep joy. Only love brings joy. And to love, one needs to be aware.”
― Alien Parasites: 40 Gnostic Truths to Defeat the Archon Invasion!
― Alien Parasites: 40 Gnostic Truths to Defeat the Archon Invasion!
