Authoritative Teaching

Authoritative Teaching (Authentikos Logos) is a Gnostic text presenting a discourse on the nature of the soul and its salvation through knowledge.|||Coptic text in Nag Hammadi Codex VI.|||Composed in the 3rd century CE.|||Not canonical in any tradition. Gnostic in orientation.|||Presents a discourse on the nature of the soul, its descent into the material world, and its salvation through knowledge. Important for understanding Gnostic soteriology.|||Robinson, J. M., ed. The Nag Hammadi Library in English. Harper & Row, 1988.|||MacRae, G. W. " Authoritative Teaching." In The Nag Hammadi Library in English.|||MacRae, G. W. " Authoritative Teaching." In Nag Hammadi Codices V, 2-5 and VI. Brill, 1979.|||Authoritative Teaching — Gnostic Society|https://gnosis.org/naghamm/auth.html|Full translation with introduction.;; Early Christian Writings — Authoritative Teaching|https://www.earlychristianwritings.com/auth.html|Indexed text and scholarly resources.|||" The soul is a precious thing, and it is imprisoned in the body." — Authoritative Teaching (paraphrase)