num_pages: 400
description: Knowledge is preceded by lack of knowledge. In order to attain knowledge, Wisdom in the figure of Sophia lies sunken in the abyss of Not-knowing. From there, she begs the Light (Absolute Knowledge) to liberate her from the rulers, who maintain the world of not-knowing. Her supplications and songs of repentance form the content of Book 1 of The Gospel of the Pistis Sophia, attributed to the second-century gnostic Valentinus. The text is followed by extensive explanations by Jan van Rijckenborgh.
language: English
title: The Gnostic Mysteries of Pistis Sophia
titlecomplete: The Gnostic Mysteries of Pistis Sophia
ratings_count: 15
publisher: Rosycross Press