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Corpus Hermeticum XII

Corpus Hermeticum XII is a dialogue between Hermes and Tat on the nature of the divine, the cosmos, and the human being.|||Greek text preserved in the same manuscripts as CH I.|||Composed in Greek in Alexandria, Egypt, in the 1st–3rd century CE.|||Not canonical in any tradition.|||Discusses the nature of the divine, the cosmos, and the human being, emphasizing the role of the divine in the world.|||Copenhaver, B. P. Hermetica. Cambridge University Press, 1992.|||Festugière, A.-J. La Révélation d'Hermès Trismégiste. Les Belles Lettres, 1944–1954.|||Corpus Hermeticum XII — Sacred Texts|https://www.sacred-texts.com/gno/th1/index.htm|G. R. S. Mead's translation.;; Corpus Hermeticum — Wikipedia|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corpus_Hermeticum|Background and discussion.|||" The cosmos is the work of God, and the human being is the work of the cosmos." — Corpus Hermeticum XII (paraphrase)

Collection: Hermetic Literature Canon: varies

Canon Status

Not canonical in any tradition.

Date & Provenance

Composed in Greek in Alexandria, Egypt, in the 1st–3rd century CE.

Language & Manuscripts

Greek text preserved in the same manuscripts as CH I.

Why It Matters for Study

Discusses the nature of the divine, the cosmos, and the human being, emphasizing the role of the divine in the world.

" The cosmos is the work of God, and the human being is the work of the cosmos." — Corpus Hermeticum XII (paraphrase)

Read the Text & External Resources

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

  • " The cosmos is the work of God, and the human being is the work of the cosmos." — Corpus Hermeticum XII (paraphrase) " The cosmos is the work of God, and the human being is the work of the cosmos." — Corpus Hermeticum XII (paraphrase)

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Further Reading

Copenhaver, B. P. Hermetica. Cambridge University Press, 1992.
Festugière, A.-J. La Révélation d'Hermès Trismégiste. Les Belles Lettres, 1944–1954.
Corpus Hermeticum XII — Sacred Texts|https://www.sacred-texts.com/gno/th1/index.htm|G. R. S. Mead's translation.;; Corpus Hermeticum — Wikipedia|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corpus_Hermeticum|Background and discussion.