The Nag Hammadi Scriptures – The Valentinian Exposition with Valentinian Liturgical Readings

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Half the test is lost. Valentinian mythical narrative. Independent style of Valentinian teachings.
[Valentinus, C200AD Egyptian religious philosopher, founder of Roman and Alexandrian schools of Gnosticism, religious dualism (rival deities of good and evil) with salvation by Gnosis, or esoteric knowledge]. Speaks of
Primal pair: 1. Depth [Bythos], 2. Silence [Tranquility]. This duplicates into Tetrad [four]. Then again, and again…360 aeons.

The Nag Hammadi Scriptures (Book)
Set of early Christianity and Gnostics codices in a jar at the base of the Jabal al-Tarif cliffs, Nag Hammadi in Egypt around C200-C400 AD.
Originally written in Greek and translated into Coptic.
Book: The Nag Hammadi Scriptures
Marvin W. Meyer (Editor), Elaine H. Pagels (Introduction), James M. Robinson (Contributor)

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