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"The Apocryphon of John," listed here under the traditional attribution to John the Apostle, is a Gnostic text describing a revelation about the origin of the cosmos and the nature of the divine, surviving in versions found among the Nag Hammadi manuscripts and elsewhere. John the Apostle is the New Testament figure traditionally identified as one of Jesus's twelve disciples and, in later Christian tradition, associated with the Gospel of John and the Book of Revelation, though modern scholarship generally treats the Apocryphon as a later Gnostic composition attributed to him within the text's own narrative frame rather than his own writing. This edition, published by Library of Alexandria in standard and deluxe hardbound formats, presents the work as a document of early Christian mystical and Gnostic thought concerned with creation and hidden divine knowledge. It will interest readers of early Christian apocrypha, Gnostic studies, and the history of esoteric biblical interpretation rather than readers seeking a canonical biblical text.
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“This volume presents a stark contrast to standard biblical accounts, delving into complex Gnostic cosmology that may alienate readers with orthodox theological commitments. It is not for those seeking straightforward historical…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on The Apocryphon of John (The Secret Book of John): Mystical Revelations of Creation and Divine Knowledge
“This volume serves as a monumental artifact for students of Gnosticism, detailing the emergence of the transcendent God and the fall of Sophia with scholarly depth. However, readers seeking straightforward biblical history or…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on The Apocryphon of John (The Secret Book of John): Mystical Revelations of Creation and Divine Knowledge (Deluxe Hardbound Edition)
