The Sophia of Jesus Christ — NHC-III-4 — sourceblocks 11–15
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Work: Nag Hammadi Library
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Nag Hammadi — Sophia, Three Steles, Peter/Philip and Origin fragments
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“It is said by all philosophers that the (cosmic) order is guided in three (different) ways, thus they are in disagreement. Some of them propose that the world guides itself. [93] Others propose that providence does this, still others that it is fate, but none of these is the case. “To repeat, none of the three propositions I have just related approaches the truth, being human (guesses). I, however, originated from the Infinite Light, because I know him, and I am here so I can tell you exactly what the truth is. The life of whatever is self-originated is impure, being self-made. There is noth…
- Source
- Nag Hammadi — Sophia, Three Steles, Peter/Philip and Origin fragments
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- Public domain
- Reading language
- eng
- Source language
- eng
- Completeness
- Complete supplied author-dedicated English translations of Sophia of Jesus Christ (NHC III,4 and separate BerlinBG8502,3), Three Steles of Seth (NHC VII,5, with original Dositheos prologue and all three steles), Letter of Peter to Philip (NHC VIII,2 and separate CodexTchacos1), and the supplied Origin of the World fragments (NHC XIII,2 and separately attributed BritishLibrary/Oeyen fragments). Seven distinct Reader chapters. Berlin, Tchacos and Oeyen alternate witnesses are explicitly identified as related material, not manuscripts discovered at Nag Hammadi. These are complete supplied translations of fragmentary witnesses, not reconstruction of missing text or all Nag Hammadi Library. Full source word order, source page markers, lacunae and sigla retained; separate Notes/marketing/bibliographic intro excluded. Prior anthology editions remain public unchanged. No original Coptic or newly generated HSLT claim.
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Recorded provenance: Complete supplied author-dedicated English translations of Sophia of Jesus Christ (NHC III,4 and separate BerlinBG8502,3), Three Steles of Seth (NHC VII,5, with original Dositheos prologue and all three steles), Letter of Peter to Philip (NHC VIII,2 and separate CodexTchacos1), and the supplied Origin of the World fragments (NHC XIII,2 and separately attributed BritishLibrary/Oeyen fragments). Seven distinct Reader chapters. Berlin, Tchacos and Oeyen alternate witnesses are explicitly identified as related material, not manuscripts discovered at Nag Hammadi. These are complete supplied translations of fragmentary witnesses, not reconstruction of missing text or all Nag Hammadi Library. Full source word order, source page markers, lacunae and sigla retained; separate Notes/marketing/bibliographic intro excluded. Prior anthology editions remain public unchanged. No original Coptic or newly generated HSLT claim.
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