Exegesis on the Soul

The Exegesis on the Soul is a Gnostic text presenting an allegorical interpretation of the soul's fall and redemption.|||Coptic text in Nag Hammadi Codex II.|||Composed in the 3rd century CE.|||Not canonical in any tradition. Gnostic in orientation.|||Presents an allegorical interpretation of the soul's fall into the material world and its redemption through knowledge. Important for understanding Gnostic anthropology and soteriology.|||Robinson, J. M., ed. The Nag Hammadi Library in English. Harper & Row, 1988.|||Kulawik, C. " The Exegesis on the Soul." In The Nag Hammadi Library in English.|||Kulawik, C. Die Erzählung über die Seele. De Gruyter, 2006.|||Exegesis on the Soul — Gnostic Society|https://gnosis.org/naghamm/exegesis.html|Full translation with introduction.;; Early Christian Writings — Exegesis on the Soul|https://www.earlychristianwritings.com/exegesis.html|Indexed text and scholarly resources.|||" The soul fell into the body and became a slave to the passions." — Exegesis on the Soul (paraphrase)