Gnosticism

Gnosticism is a blanket term for various mystical initiatory religions and sects, which were most prominent in the first few centuries CE. It is also applied to modern revivals of these sects and, sometimes, by analogy to all religious movements based on secret knowledge gnosis, thus leading to confusion.

Gnostic texts

Note that like everything else about Gnosticism, the identification of a text as Gnostic or not may be controversial, however most Nag Hammadi codices may be assumed to be Gnostic in essence, except for the copy of Plato and the "sayings" Gospel of Thomas.

Related Topics:
Plato - Gospel of Thomas

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• Gnostic Works recovered before 1945:
• Works preserved by the Church:
• Acts of Thomas (Especially The Hymn of the Pearl and The Hymn of the Robe of Glory)
• The Acts of John (Especially The Hymn of Jesus)
• The Askew Codex (British Museum, bought in 1784):
• Pistis Sophia: Books of the Savior
• The Bruce Codex (discovered by James Bruce):
• The Gnosis of the Invisible God or The Books of Jeu
• The Untitled Apocalypse or The Gnosis of the Light
• The Berlin Codex or The Akhmim Codex (found in Akhmim, Egypt):
• The Gospel of Mary
• The Acts of Peter
• The Wisdom of Jesus Christ
• Unknown origin:
• The Secret Gospel of Mark
• The Hermetica
• The Nag Hammadi library found in December 1945. (Follow the link to Nag Hammadi library for a complete list.)