Audio only
Length11h 53m
About this audiobook
"Pistis Sophia", an important, probably second-century, text preserved in a Coptic manuscript, presents complex gnostic teachings in 'gospel' format, as having been addressed by Jesus Christ to his disciples after the resurrection. This translation, based on a Latin version published in 1851, appeared in 1896 and was the first English version of a major gnostic work. The book also includes passages from the "Books of the Saviour" found in the same manuscript. Mead's introduction discusses the origin of the texts and highlights their difficulty. It also describes the upsurge of scholarly interest in Gnosticism in the mid-nineteenth century and the mysterious history of the manuscript itself.
George Robert Stowe Mead was for twenty-five years a prominent member of the Theosophical Society and worked closely with its founder, Helena Blavatsky. He was fascinated both by eastern religions and by western esotericism, including gnosticism, and published widely in these areas.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.2 (665)
Includes Goodreads, Amazon, LibraryThing
GenreSpirituality and Religion
Length11 hrs 53 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 26, 2019
LanguageEnglish
More from George Robert Stowe Mead
The Way of RoninTu Lam12h 9m4.9 (1.3K)$29 · $0.00
Proud Police WifeRebecca Lynn4h 52m4.8 (14K)$10 · $0.00
I Hear His Whisper 365 Daily Devotions (Gift Edition)Brian Simmons, Gretchen Rodriguez9h 23m4.8 (2K)$10 · $0.00
A Little God Time for Women Morning & Evening DevotionalBroadStreet Publishing Group LLC15h 15m4.9 (1.2K)$10 · $0.00
The Chosen Presents: A Blended Harmony of the GospelsSteve Laube, Amanda Jenkins, Dallas Jenkins7h 8m4.9 (823)$10 · $0.00
Prayers from the Throne RoomBrian Simmons8h 55m4.9 (256)$10 · $0.00
31 Decrees of Blessing for Your LifePatricia King2h 38m4.8 (1.4K)$10 · $0.00
Loved BabySarah Philpott4h 51m4.8 (1.4K)$10 · $0.00
The QuranAllah23h 7m4.7 (136.1K)$1 · $0.00
The Secret of the RosaryLouis de Montfort6h 1m4.7 (16K)$2 · $0.00
The Holy Qur-an: Text, Translation and CommentaryAbdullah Yusuf Ali22h 16m4.7 (133K)$1 · $0.00
All of Grace (Annotated)Charles Spurgeon5h 1m4.7 (1.3K)$1.99 · $0.00
Steps to ChristEllen G. White3h 12m4.7 (13.8K)$2 · $0.00
The Doctrine and Selected CovenantsJoseph Smith13h 53m4.7 (10.4K)$1.99 · $0.00
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God & Other Sermons (Annotated)Jonathan Edwards7h 51m4.7 (1.5K)$2 · $0.00
Swayam Ki AwaazPrem Rawat8h 34m4.7 (1.1K)$26 · $0.00
Behind the BadgeAdam Davis10h 18m4.7 (2.7K)$10 · $0.00
The New Human Revolution, vol. 1Daisaku Ikeda7h 46m4.7 (669)$12 · $0.00
You Are Worth ItKyle Carpenter, Don Yaeger8h 53m4.7 (4.8K)$29 · $0.00
Praying GraceDavid A. Holland3h 2m4.7 (658)$10 · $0.00
You may also like
Grimms' Fairy TalesJacob Grimm35h 55m4.3 (249.8K)$3
Cookery and Dining in Imperial RomeApicius10h 39m4.1 (725)$2.30
Reliques of Ancient English Poetry (Vol. 1-3) (Annotated)Various Authors40h 21m4.2 (1.4K)$1.99 · $0.00
The Complete Travel Sketches and Memoirs of Washington Irving: Tales of The Alhambra, Abbotsford and Newstead Abby, A Tour on the Prairies & Tales of a Traveler (Annotated)Washington Irving45h 21m4.6 (450)$2 · $0.00
1001 Questions and Answers on General HistoryBenjamin Hathaway3h 57m$17 · $0.00
Toledo, the Story of an Old Spanish CapitalHannah Lynch6h 26m$1 · $0.00
Moorish LiteratureVarious9h 26m4.0 (17)$1 · $0.00
30 Millennia of SculptureJoseph Manca, Patrick Bade, Sarah Costello, Victoria Charles14h 45m4.6 (10)$18 · $0.00
Book of III JohnUnknown Author4m$8
The Brutal Truth About Slavic Gods and Traditions - Perun, Veles, Spirits, Rituals, and Our Ancestors’ Beliefs Without Romantic LegendsMax Paradox6h 27m$7.70 · $0.00
Curious Myths of the Middle Ages (Annotated)Sabine Baring-Gould6h 8m$2 · $0.00
The Gundungurra Language (Annotated)R. H. Mathews32m$1.99 · $0.00
RaphaelEstelle M. Hurll2h 1m4.2 (40)$2 · $0.00
The Rise and Fall of Greek Civilization: A 20-Volume AnthologyJohn Bagnell Bury, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon, Arrian, Strabo, Plutarch, George Grote, Homer, Andrew Lang, E. Norman Gardiner, James Sir Donaldson, F. A. Wright, Alfred William Benn, H. A. Guerber, Albert Augustus Trever, Basil Edward Hammond, Ernest Arthur Gardner, E. M. Berens631h 21m$1.99
Curiosities of Great BritainThomas Dugdale12h 57m$2 · $0.00
The Complete Works of Washington Irving: Short Stories, Plays, Historical Works, Poetry and Autobiographical Writings (Illustrated)Washington Irving214h 17m4.5 (17)$1 · $0.00
LoveJp. A. Calosse1h 17m$15 · $0.00
The Peoples of IndiaJ. D. Anderson3h 1m3.8 (27)$1.20 · $0.00
An Outline of Russian LiteratureMaurice Baring5h 6m3.1 (27)$2.30
Old New Zealand: Being Incidents of Native Customs and Character in the Old Times (Annotated)Frederick Edward Maning5h 27m4.4 (27)$2 · $0.00