Revelation Narrative on the Perfect Son, the Logos-Christ (37,3-38,16)

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The Perfect Son, the Word (37,3-20)

 

(p.722) The Son is perfect in every respect. He is the word[18] originating

through that voice, who came from on high, who has within him the name,[19] who

is light. He revealed everlasting things, and all that was unknown became known.

Those things difficult to interpret and secret he revealed, and to those who are

in silence with the first thought he preached. He revealed himself to those in

darkness, and he showed himself to those in the abyss.[20] To those in the

hidden treasuries he told ineffable mysteries, and he taught unrepeatable

doctrines to all who became children of light.[21]

 

The Nag Hammadi Scriptures (The International Edition)

Edited by Marvin Meyer; Advisory Board: Wolf-Peter Funk, Paul-Hubert Poirier,

James M. Robinson; Introduction by Elaine H. Pagels

Three Forms of First Thought, p.722

HarperCollins Publishers - New York

ISBN:978-0-06-052378-7

ISBN-10: 0-06-052378-6

 

Notes:

 

[18] Logos.

 

[19] Probably that of Protennoia.

 

[20] Cf. 'John' 1:5.

 

[21] These are the Sethian Gnostics, Protennoia's " members " resident in the

world.