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Corpus Hermeticum XVI

Corpus Hermeticum XVI is a treatise on the nature of the divine and the cosmos, presented as a dialogue between Hermes and Asclepius.|||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 and the cosmos, emphasizing the role of the divine in the creation and preservation of 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 XVI — 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 image of God, and the human being is the image of the cosmos." — Corpus Hermeticum XVI (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 and the cosmos, emphasizing the role of the divine in the creation and preservation of the world.

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