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The Gnostic Gospels (Paperback)
by (shelved 107 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.95 — 20,942 ratings — published 1979
The Nag Hammadi Library (Paperback)
by (shelved 59 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.24 — 4,992 ratings — published
The Gnostic Bible (Paperback)
by (shelved 57 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.20 — 2,379 ratings — published 2003
Gnosticism: New Light on the Ancient Tradition of Inner Knowing (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.06 — 618 ratings — published 2002
The Gnostic Religion: The Message of the Alien God and the Beginnings of Christianity (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.22 — 498 ratings — published 1958
Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.92 — 7,717 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 — 247 ratings — published 1977
The Secret Gospel of Jesus, AD 0-78 (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 25 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.62 — 72 ratings — published 2020
Pistis Sophia: A Gnostic Gospel (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.19 — 320 ratings — published 1921
The Gnostic Jung and the Seven Sermons to the Dead (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.25 — 506 ratings — published 1982
The Gospel of Thomas: The Hidden Sayings of Jesus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.09 — 2,835 ratings — published 100
The Tree of Gnosis: Gnostic Mythology from Early Christianity to Modern Nihilism (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.42 — 168 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 4.12 — 154 ratings — published 300
The Gnostics (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.08 — 290 ratings — published 1973
What is Gnosticism? (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.68 — 158 ratings — published 2003
Valis (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.91 — 34,168 ratings — published 1981
The Other Side of the Judeo-Christian History (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 14 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.80 — 64 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 — 3,071 ratings — published 2006
Forbidden Faith: The Secret History of Gnosticism (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.84 — 376 ratings — published 2006
Reading Judas: The Gospel of Judas and the Shaping of Christianity (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.76 — 1,565 ratings — published 2007
Gnostic Philosophy: From Ancient Persia to Modern Times (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.95 — 128 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 — 1,155 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 3.91 — 161 ratings — published 1989
The Gnostics: Myth, Ritual, and Diversity in Early Christianity (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.93 — 174 ratings — published 2011
The Gospel of Mary of Magdala: Jesus and the First Woman Apostle (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.09 — 1,191 ratings — published 2003
The Gnostic New Age: How a Countercultural Spirituality Revolutionized Religion from Antiquity to Today (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.22 — 78 ratings — published
Voices of Gnosticism: Interviews with Elaine Pagels, Marvin Meyer, Bart Ehrman, Bruce Chilton and Other Leading Scholars (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 10 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.34 — 99 ratings — published 2010
The Origin of Satan: How Christians Demonized Jews, Pagans and Heretics (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.91 — 7,517 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 — 3,082 ratings — published 1988
The Republic (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.97 — 232,657 ratings — published -400
Rethinking "Gnosticism": An Argument for Dismantling a Dubious Category (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.00 — 45 ratings — published 1996
The Gospel of Mary Magdalene (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.13 — 3,076 ratings — published 1997
Gnostic Religion in Antiquity (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 8 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.88 — 17 ratings — published 2013
The Wisdom of the Knowing Ones: Gnosticism: The Key to Esoteric Christianity (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.24 — 107 ratings — published 1999
The Laughing Jesus: Religious Lies and Gnostic Wisdom (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.97 — 535 ratings — published 2005
The Jesus Mysteries: Was the "Original Jesus" a Pagan God? (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,765 ratings — published 1999
The Gnostic Discoveries: The Impact of the Nag Hammadi Library (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.65 — 184 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
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 4.23 — 6,334 ratings — published 2019
The Bhagavad Gita (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.19 — 85,318 ratings — published -400
Introduction to "Gnosticism:": Ancient Voices, Christian Worlds (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.29 — 28 ratings — published 2012
Lost Christianities: The Battles for Scripture and the Faiths We Never Knew (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.07 — 6,326 ratings — published 2002
The Seven Sermons to the Dead (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 7 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.98 — 463 ratings — published 1925
Ancient Gnosticism: Traditions and Literature (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.35 — 37 ratings — published 2007
The Philosophy of Cosmic Spirituality (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.77 — 43 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 4.07 — 334 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
Demian (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.14 — 149,926 ratings — published 1919
The Gnostic Gospels of Jesus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.93 — 255 ratings — published 2005
“The Holy Spirit is not just for Jesus alone; it is for all of us. From a Buddhist perspective, who is not the son or daughter of God? Sitting beneath the Bodhi tree, many wonderful, holy seeds within the Buddha blossomed forth. He was human, but, at the same time, he became an expression of the highest spirit of humanity.”
― Living Buddha, Living Christ
― Living Buddha, Living Christ
“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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