Pistis Sophia

Pistis Sophia (Faith-Wisdom) is a major Gnostic text, the longest in the Askew Codex, presenting dialogues between the risen Jesus and his disciples, particularly Mary Magdalene.|||Coptic text in the Askew Codex (Codex Askewianus), British Library, 5th–6th century CE.|||Composed in Greek in the 3rd century CE.|||Not canonical in any tradition. Gnostic in orientation.|||Presents the fall and redemption of Sophia, the nature of the aeons, and the journey of the soul. Contains extensive dialogues with Mary Magdalene. Important for understanding Gnostic soteriology.|||Mead, G. R. S. Pistis Sophia. J. M. Watkins, 1921.|||Schmidt, C. Pistis Sophia. Brill, 1978.|||Evans, E. M. The Books of Jeu and the Pistis Sophia. Brill, 2012.|||Pistis Sophia — Sacred Texts|https://www.sacred-texts.com/gno/psp/index.htm|Full public-domain translation by G. R. S. Mead.;; Pistis Sophia — Wikipedia|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pistis_Sophia|Background and scholarly discussion.|||" And Jesus said to his disciples: I am come from the Father, and I am going to the Father." — Pistis Sophia (paraphrase)