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Gnosticism Books
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The Gnostic Gospels (Paperback)
by (shelved 103 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.94 — 20,215 ratings — published 1979
The Nag Hammadi Library (Paperback)
by (shelved 57 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.23 — 4,915 ratings — published 400
The Gnostic Bible (Paperback)
by (shelved 55 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.19 — 2,360 ratings — published 2003
The Gnostic Religion: The Message of the Alien God and the Beginnings of Christianity (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.23 — 474 ratings — published 1958
Gnosticism: New Light on the Ancient Tradition of Inner Knowing (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.07 — 589 ratings — published 2002
Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas (Hardcover)
by (shelved 28 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.92 — 7,593 ratings — published 2003
Gnosis: The Nature and History of Gnosticism (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.97 — 242 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 — 303 ratings — published 1921
The Gospel of Thomas: The Hidden Sayings of Jesus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.08 — 2,742 ratings — published 100
The Gnostic Jung and the Seven Sermons to the Dead (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.26 — 493 ratings — published 1982
The Tree of Gnosis: Gnostic Mythology from Early Christianity to Modern Nihilism (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.40 — 163 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 4.13 — 141 ratings — published 300
The Gnostics (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.09 — 275 ratings — published 1973
VALIS (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.91 — 33,106 ratings — published 1981
Reading Judas: The Gospel of Judas and the Shaping of Christianity (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.75 — 1,541 ratings — published 2007
The Other Side of the Judeo-Christian History (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 14 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.85 — 61 ratings — published 2011
The Gospel of Judas (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.77 — 3,025 ratings — published 2006
What is Gnosticism? (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.68 — 151 ratings — published 2003
A History of Gnosticism (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.70 — 44 ratings — published 1983
Forbidden Faith: The Secret History of Gnosticism (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.82 — 370 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 — 1,135 ratings — published 2001
Jung and the Lost Gospels: Insights into the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Nag Hammadi Library (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.91 — 159 ratings — published 1989
The Origin of Satan: How Christians Demonized Jews, Pagans and Heretics (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.91 — 7,388 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 — 3,045 ratings — published 1988
The Gospel of Mary Magdalene (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.13 — 2,960 ratings — published 1997
The Republic (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.97 — 228,117 ratings — published -400
The Gnostics: Myth, Ritual, and Diversity in Early Christianity (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.95 — 165 ratings — published 2011
The Gospel of Mary of Magdala: Jesus and the First Woman Apostle (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.09 — 1,176 ratings — published 2003
The Laughing Jesus: Religious Lies and Gnostic Wisdom (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.98 — 527 ratings — published 2005
Rethinking "Gnosticism": An Argument for Dismantling a Dubious Category (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.00 — 44 ratings — published 1996
The Jesus Mysteries: Was the "Original Jesus" a Pagan God? (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,748 ratings — published 1999
The Gnostic Discoveries: The Impact of the Nag Hammadi Library (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.65 — 180 ratings — published 2005
The Gnostic Paul: Gnostic Exegesis of the Pauline Letters (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.99 — 262 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 4.24 — 5,608 ratings — published 2019
Gnostic Religion in Antiquity (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 7 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.94 — 16 ratings — published 2013
The Bhagavad Gita (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.19 — 82,459 ratings — published -400
Lost Christianities: The Battles for Scripture and the Faiths We Never Knew (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.07 — 6,234 ratings — published 2002
Voices of Gnosticism: Interviews with Elaine Pagels, Marvin Meyer, Bart Ehrman, Bruce Chilton and Other Leading Scholars (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 7 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.35 — 97 ratings — published 2010
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 4.05 — 317 ratings — published 2003
The Gnostic New Age: How a Countercultural Spirituality Revolutionized Religion from Antiquity to Today (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.25 — 72 ratings — published
The Secret Book of John: The Gnostic Gospel Annotated & Explained (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.31 — 130 ratings — published 2011
The Wisdom of the Knowing Ones: Gnosticism: The Key to Esoteric Christianity (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.24 — 104 ratings — published 1999
Introduction to "Gnosticism:": Ancient Voices, Christian Worlds (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.40 — 25 ratings — published 2012
The Serpent's Gift: Gnostic Reflections on the Study of Religion (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.24 — 63 ratings — published 2006
The Gnostics (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 3.48 — 120 ratings — published 1987
A Dictionary of Gnosticism (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as gnosticism)
avg rating 4.10 — 10 ratings — published 2009
“Once you have entered the magic circle the sorcerer has drawn around himself, you are lost.”
― On Hegel: A Study in Sorcery
― On Hegel: A Study in Sorcery
“There is no way to tell if we are the pioneers of a visionary new age, whisking humanity into the high vibrations of an interdimensional love party, or post-modern Don Quixotes attacking techno-industrial windmills with our flimsy, rolled-up yoga mats.”
― The Electric Jesus: The Healing Journey of a Contemporary Gnostic
― The Electric Jesus: The Healing Journey of a Contemporary Gnostic












