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| Introduction | |
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| Note for the Second Edition | |
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| Creation Myths | |
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| The Book of the Secrets of Enoch (2 Enoch) (Jewish Pseudepigrapha) | |
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| The Creation of the World | |
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| The Book of Jubilees (Jewish Pseudepigrapha) | |
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| The Creation of the World | |
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| Adam, Eve, and Paradise | |
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| Haggadah (Jewish Legend from Midrash, Pseudepigrapha, and Early Kabbalah) | |
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| The Creation of the World | |
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| Manichaean Creation Myths (Gnostic) (Manichaeism and Other Gnostic Sects) | |
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| Primal Man | |
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| Adam, Child of Demons, and His Salvation | |
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| Concerning His Impure Doctrine (from Theodore bar Konai) | |
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| Manichaean Myth (from the Speech on Gehmurd and Murdiyanag) | |
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| The Secret Book of John (Gnostic) | |
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| Of Sophia, Mother of the Monstrous Creator Ialdabaoth, Yahweh | |
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| The Birth of Adam and Eve | |
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| On the Origin of the World (Gnostic) | |
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| The Creation of the World and the Demiurge Ialdabaoth | |
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| The Raising of Adam from Mud by Eve (Zoe-Life) | |
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| The Rape of Eve by the Prime Ruler (God) and by His Angels | |
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| The Hypostasis of the Archons (Gnostic) | |
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| The Hypostasis of the Archons | |
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| The Apocalypse of Adam (Gnostic) | |
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| The Revelations of Adam's Origin as Told to His Son Seth | |
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| The Gospel of Philip (Gnostic) | |
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| The Gospel of Philip | |
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| The Paraphrase of Shem (Gnostic) | |
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| The Conflict of Light and Darkness | |
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| The Second Treatise of the Great Seth (Gnostic) | |
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| The Second Treatise of the Great Seth | |
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| Creation of the World and the Alien Man (Mandaean Gnosticism) | |
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| The World Beyond | |
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| The World of Darkness | |
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| Cosmogony | |
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| The Creation of Man | |
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| The Head Is One World | |
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| Kabbalah | |
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| The Beginning | |
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| The Universe: Shell and Kernel | |
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| The First Light | |
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| Creation of Man | |
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| Histories and Narratives | |
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| The Martyrdom of Isaiah (Jewish Pseudepigrapha) | |
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| The Martyrdom of Isaiah | |
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| The Fourth Book of Maccabees: Concerning the Sovereignty of Reason (Jewish Pseudepigrapha) | |
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| The Martyrdom of Eleazar, His Wife, and Seven Sons | |
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| The Passion of Perpetua and Felicity (Christian Acts of Martyrdom) | |
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| The Passion of Perpetua and Felicity | |
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| The Story of Ahikar (Jewish Pseudepigrapha) | |
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| The Story of Ahikar | |
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| The Genesis Apocryphon (Dead Sea Scrolls) | |
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| The Genesis Apocryphon | |
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| The Manual of Discipline (Dead Sea Scrolls) | |
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| The Manual of Discipline | |
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| The Damascus Document (Dead Sea Scrolls) | |
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| The Damascus Document | |
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| The War of the Sons of Light with the Sons of Darkness (Dead Sea Scrolls) | |
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| The War of the Sons of Light with the Sons of Darkness | |
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| The Letter of Aristeas (Jewish Pseudepigrapha) | |
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| On the Translation of the Septuagint | |
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| Wisdom Literature and Poetry | |
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| The Psalms of Solomon (Jewish Pseudepigrapha) | |
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| Psalm 16 | |
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| The Thanksgiving Psalms (Dead Sea Scrolls) | |
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| Psalm 1 | |
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| Psalm 4 | |
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| Psalm 5 | |
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| Psalm 6 | |
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| Psalm 8 | |
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| Psalm 9 | |
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| Psalm 10 | |
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| Psalm 11 | |
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| Psalm 14 | |
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| Psalm 15 | |
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| Psalm 23 | |
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| Psalm 25 | |
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| The Odes of Solomon (Jewish Pseudepigrapha, Jewish Christian) | |
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| Ode 1 | |
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| Ode 3 | |
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| Ode 4 | |
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| Ode 5 | |
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| Ode 6 | |
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| Ode 7 | |
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| Ode 11 | |
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| Ode 12 | |
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| Ode 14 | |
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| Ode 15 | |
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| Ode 16 | |
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| Ode 17 | |
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| Ode 18 | |
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| Ode 19 | |
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| Ode 21 | |
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| Ode 24 | |
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| Ode 29 | |
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| Ode 30 | |
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| Ode 34 | |
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| Ode 35 | |
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| Ode 38 | |
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| Ode 41 | |
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| Ode 42 | |
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| The Gospel of Truth and the Valentinian Speculation (Gnostic) | |
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| The Gospel of Truth | |
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| The Gospel of Thomas (Gnostic) | |
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| The Gospel of Thomas | |
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| The Hymn of the Pearl (Gnostic) | |
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| The Hymn of the Pearl | |
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| Manichaean Hymn-Cycles (Gnostic) | |
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| From the Govishn ig griv zindag | |
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| From the Parthian Hymn-Cycles | |
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| The Coptic Psalm-Book (Manichaean Gnostic) | |
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| Let Us Workship the Spirit of the Paraclete | |
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| Joy Came Over Me | |
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| Gospels | |
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| The Gospel of the Hebrews (Jewish-Christian) | |
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| The Gospel of the Hebrews | |
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| The Gospel of the Ebionites (Jewish-Christian) | |
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| The Gospel of the Ebionites | |
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| The Secret Gospel of Mark (Christian Apocrypha) | |
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| The Secret Gospel of Mark | |
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| The Apocryphon of James (Gnostic) | |
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| The Apocryphon of James | |
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| The Gospel of Bartholomew (Christian Apocrypha) | |
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| The Gospel of Bartholomew | |
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| The Gospel of Nicodemus (Christian Apocrypha) | |
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| The Acts of Pilate | |
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| Christ's Descent Into Hell | |
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| The Paradosis | |
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| The Pistis Sophia: Concerning the Union of the Child Jesus with the Spirit (Gnostic) | |
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| Infancy Gospels | |
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| The Infancy Gospel of James (the Birth of Mary) (Christian Apocrypha) | |
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| The Infancy Gospel of James (Protevangelium Jacobi) (The Birth of Mary) | |
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| The Infancy Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew: The Book About the Origin of the Blessed Mary and the Childhood of the Savior (Christian Apocrypha) | |
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| The Infancy Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew | |
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| The Infancy Gospel of Thomas (Christian Apocrypha) | |
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| The Infancy Gospel of Thomas | |
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| A Latin Infancy Gospel: The Birth of Jesus (Christian Apocrypha) | |
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| A Latin Infancy Gospel: The Birth of Jesus | |
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| The Arabic Infancy Gospel: The Children Who Were Changed into Goats (Christian Apocrypha) | |
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| The Arabic Infancy Gospel: The Children Who Were Changed into Goats | |
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| Acts | |
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| The Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles and the Acts of John | |
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| The Acts of John (Christian Apocrypha) | |
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| From Miletus to Ephesus | |
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| First Stay in Ephesus | |
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| The Portrait of John | |
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| Christ's Earthly Appearance | |
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| Revelation of the Mystery of the Cross | |
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| The Destruction of the Temple of Artemis | |
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| Resurrection of the Priest of Artemis | |
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| Encounter with a Parricide | |
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| The Obedient Bugs | |
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| The Death of John | |
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| The Acts of Peter (Christian Apocrypha) | |
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| Peter's Daughter | |
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| The Gardener's Daughter | |
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| Marcellus | |
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| Peter's Miracles and First Attacks on Simon | |
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| Peter's Vision and Narrative about Simon | |
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| The Contest with Simon in the Forum | |
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| Martyrdom of the Holy Apostle Peter | |
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| The Acts of Paul (Christian Apocrypha) | |
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| Acts of Paul and Thecla | |
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| Paul in Ephesus | |
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| Martyrdom of the Holy Apostle Paul | |
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| The Beginning of the Stay in Ephesus | |
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| The Acts of Andrew (Christian Apocrypha) | |
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| Reconstructed Text of the Martyrdom | |
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| The Acts of Thomas (Christian-Gnostic Apocrypha) | |
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| How the Lord Sold Him to the Merchant Abban | |
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| Concerning His Coming to King Gundaphorus | |
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| Concerning the Serpent | |
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| Concerning the Youth Who Had Murdered the Maiden | |
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| Martyrdom of the Holy and Esteemed Apostle Thomas | |
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| Apocalypses | |
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| The Book of Enoch (1 Enoch) (Jewish Pseudepigrapha) | |
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| Enoch's Dream Vision of Heaven, the Watchers, and the Giants | |
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| Enoch's Journeys through Sheol (Hell) and Heaven | |
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| The Book of the Secrets of Enoch (2 Enoch) (Jewish Pseudepigrapha) | |
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| Enoch's Life and Dream | |
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| Ascension into the Heavens | |
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| The Sibylline Oracles (Jewish Pseudepigrapha) | |
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| The Sibylline Oracles | |
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| The Apocalypse of Baruch (2 Baruch) (Jewish Pseudepigrapha) | |
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| Baruch's Lament over Zion | |
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| The Vision of the Forest, the Vine, the Fountain, and the Cedar | |
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| The Angel Ramiel Speaks of the Coming of the Bright Lightning, the Messiah | |
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| The Apocalypse of Ezra (4 Ezra) (Jewish Pseudepigrapha) | |
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| The Seer Speaks of the Signs Which Precede the End | |
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| The Angel Speaks | |
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| The Man from the Sea (Sixth Vision) | |
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| The Ascension of Isaiah (Christian Apocrypha) | |
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| The Ascension of Isaiah | |
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| The Vision Which Isaiah the Son of Amoz Saw | |
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| Apocalypse of Peter (Christian Apocrypha) | |
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| The Day of Judgment | |
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| Akhmim | |
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| Apocalypse of Paul (Christian Apocrypha) | |
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| Apocalypse of Paul | |
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| Apocalypse of Thomas (Christian Apocrypha) | |
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| Apocalypse of Thomas | |
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| Christian Sibyllines (Christian Apocrypha) | |
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| End of Book I | |
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| Book II | |
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| Book VI: Hymn to Christ | |
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| Jesus Christ, Son of God, Redeemer, Cross | |
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| Prophetia Sibillae Magae (Fourth or Fifth Century) (Mundus Origo Mea Est) | |
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| Hermes Trismegistus: Poimandres (Pagan Gnostic) | |
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| Hermes Trismegistus: Poimandres | |
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| Hermes Trismegistus: Asclepius (Pagan Gnostic) | |
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| Hermes Trismegistus: Asclepius 21-29 | |
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| Hermes Trismegistus: On God's Bisexuality (Pagan Gnostic) | |
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| Hermes Trismegistus: On God's Bisexuality | |
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| The Book of Thomas the Contender (Gnostic) | |
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| The Book of Thomas the Contender | |
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| Trimorphic Protennoia (Gnostic) | |
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| Trimorphic Protennoia | |
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| The Thunder, Perfect Mind (Gnostic) | |
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| The Thunder, Perfect Mind | |
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| Diverse Gnostic Texts | |
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| Simon Magus | |
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| Conversion of Simon the Sorcerer | |
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| Commentaries | |
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| Valentinus and the Valentinian System of Ptolemaeus | |
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| The Valentinian System of Ptolemaeus | |
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| Ptolemaeus' Letter to Flora | |
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| Ptolemaeus' Letter to Flora | |
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| Basilides | |
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| Basilides | |
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| Basilides' System | |
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| The Naassene Psalm | |
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| Naassene Psalm | |
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| Baruch by Justin | |
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| Baruch by Justin | |
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| Marcion | |
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| Marcion | |
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| Carpocrates | |
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| Carpocarates | |
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| Epiphanes, Concerning Righteousness (Justice) | |
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| The Cainites | |
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| The Cainites | |
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| The Sethians | |
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| The Sethians | |
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| The Sethians | |
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| The Sethian-Ophites | |
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| The Sethian-Ophites | |
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| Ophite Diagrams | |
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| The Ophite Diagrams | |
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| Manichaean and Mandaean Gnostic Texts | |
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| Mani and Manichaeism | |
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| Synopsis of the Entire System According to Augustine | |
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| Faust Concerning Good and Evil | |
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| Faust Concerning Good and Evil | |
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| Augustine's Letters Against the Manichaeans | |
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| Epistula 236.2 | |
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| From Other Letters of Augustine on the Manichaeans | |
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| From Contra epistulam fundamenti, 8, 12, 13, 15 | |
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| From De natura boni, 42, 46 | |
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| Evodius, Against the Manichaeans | |
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| Evodius, Against the Manichaeans 28.5 | |
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| The Kephalaia of the Teacher | |
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| Concerning the Three Blows Struck at the Enemy on Account of the Light | |
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| Diverse Manichaean Documents | |
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| The Religion That I, Mani, Have Chosen | |
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| Mani's Death | |
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| Visions of Paradise in Manichaean Missionary History | |
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| The Light of Paradise | |
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| Prayer to Mani and Other Poems | |
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| Mandaean Salvation and Ethics | |
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| Soteriology (Salvation of the Soul) | |
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| Song of Ascent | |
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| Ethics and Morality (Mandaean) | |
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| Mystical Documents | |
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| The Divine Throne-Chariot (Dead Sea Scrolls) | |
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| The Divine Throne-Chariot | |
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| The Zohar, The Book of Radiance (Kabbalah) | |
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| Highest Grade of Faith | |
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| Midnight | |
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| A Seal upon Your Heart | |
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| The Ten Sefirot | |
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| The Destiny of the Soul | |
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| The Three Aspects of the Soul | |
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| Hymns in Heaven | |
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| God's Love | |
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| The Rose of Sharon | |
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| The Tree of Life | |
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| The Mystical Theology of Pseudo-Dionysius (Christian) | |
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| What Is the Divine Gloom? | |
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| How We Ought Both to Be United and Render Praise to the Cause of All and Above All | |
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| Plotinus | |
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| Plotinus, the Enneads (Pagan) | |
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| The Ascent of Union with the One | |
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| Glossary | |