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Corpus Hermeticum XV

Corpus Hermeticum XV is a treatise on the nature of the divine, the cosmos, and the human being, presented as a dialogue between Hermes and Tat.|||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 XV — 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.|||" God is the father of the cosmos, and the cosmos is the son of God." — Corpus Hermeticum XV (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.

" God is the father of the cosmos, and the cosmos is the son of God." — Corpus Hermeticum XV (paraphrase)

Read the Text & External Resources

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

  • " God is the father of the cosmos, and the cosmos is the son of God." — Corpus Hermeticum XV (paraphrase) " God is the father of the cosmos, and the cosmos is the son of God." — Corpus Hermeticum XV (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 XV — 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.