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Eugnostos the Blessed

Eugnostos the Blessed is a Gnostic text presenting a philosophical discourse on the nature of the divine and the origin of the world, later adapted into the Sophia of Jesus Christ.|||Coptic text in Nag Hammadi Codex III and V.|||Composed in the 1st or 2nd century CE.|||Not canonical in any tradition. Gnostic in orientation.|||Presents a philosophical discourse on the nature of the divine, the aeons, and the origin of the world. Important for understanding the philosophical background of Gnosticism.|||Robinson, J. M., ed. The Nag Hammadi Library in English. Harper & Row, 1988.|||Parrott, D. M. " Eugnostos the Blessed." In The Nag Hammadi Library in English.|||Parrott, D. M. Nag Hammadi Codices III, 3-4 and V, 1. Brill, 1991.|||Eugnostos the Blessed — Gnostic Society|https://gnosis.org/naghamm/eugnostos.html|Full translation with introduction.;; Early Christian Writings — Eugnostos|https://www.earlychristianwritings.com/eugnostos.html|Indexed text and scholarly resources.|||" Eugnostos the Blessed, to those who are his own, wrote concerning the things that are." — Eugnostos the Blessed (paraphrase)

Collection: Gnostic Literature Canon: varies

Canon Status

Not canonical in any tradition. Gnostic in orientation.

Date & Provenance

Composed in the 1st or 2nd century CE.

Language & Manuscripts

Coptic text in Nag Hammadi Codex III and V.

Why It Matters for Study

Presents a philosophical discourse on the nature of the divine, the aeons, and the origin of the world. Important for understanding the philosophical background of Gnosticism.

" Eugnostos the Blessed, to those who are his own, wrote concerning the things that are." — Eugnostos the Blessed (paraphrase)

Read the Text & External Resources

Public-domain translations and scholarly databases where the text can be read online or downloaded.

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Further Reading

Robinson, J. M., ed. The Nag Hammadi Library in English. Harper & Row, 1988.
Parrott, D. M. " Eugnostos the Blessed." In The Nag Hammadi Library in English.
Parrott, D. M. Nag Hammadi Codices III, 3-4 and V, 1. Brill, 1991.