Hypostasis of the Archons

The Hypostasis of the Archons (Reality of the Rulers) is a Sethian Gnostic text that presents a revised version of the Genesis creation narrative, emphasizing the role of the archons.|||Coptic text in Nag Hammadi Codex II.|||Composed in the 3rd century CE.|||Not canonical in any tradition. Sethian Gnostic in orientation.|||A retelling of Genesis with the archons (rulers) as the creators of the material world. Important for understanding Gnostic interpretation of Scripture and the role of Sophia and Norea.|||Robinson, J. M., ed. The Nag Hammadi Library in English. Harper & Row, 1988.|||Layton, B. " The Hypostasis of the Archons." In The Nag Hammadi Library in English.|||Bullard, R. A. The Hypostasis of the Archons. De Gruyter, 1970.|||Hypostasis of the Archons — Gnostic Society|https://gnosis.org/naghamm/hypostas.html|Full translation with introduction.;; Early Christian Writings — Hypostasis of the Archons|https://www.earlychristianwritings.com/hypostasis.html|Indexed text and scholarly resources.|||" The reality of the rulers: their origin and their nature, and how they came into being." — Hypostasis of the Archons 86:26