They did not give to me in it through them. Not armed against you specifically, but are armed against another. Powers and these hosts are armed against me?" He said to me, "These powers are , "Rabbi, in what way shall I reach Him-who-is, since all these And all those who are unnumbered will all have been named." And you will no longer be James rather you are the If you want to give them a number now, you will not be able toĭo so until you cast away from your blind thought, this bond of flesh which encircles you.Īnd then you will reach Him-who-is. Him-who-is, however, has been given on account of Him-who-is The inferior power among them brought forth for itself angels and These are the powers of all their might and they were establishedīy them and these are they who were distributed everywhere, existing under the authority Seventy-two measures!" The Lord said, "These are the seventy-two heavens, whichĪre their subordinates. James said, "Rabbi, behold then, I have received their number. As for what has come forthįrom him who has no measure, I shall give a sign concerning their measure" I shall give a sign concerning their number. I, however, shall reveal to you what has come forth from him The scriptures?" The Lord said, "James, he who spoke concerning this scripture James said, "Rabbi, are there then twelve hebdomads and not seven as there are in So that you may understand who they are and what kinds they are, you will But your redemption will be preservedįrom them. Is a dwelling place of a great number of archons. For it is she who always gives the cup of bitterness to the sons of light. James said, "Rabbi, you have said, 'they will seize me.' But I, what can Iĭo?" He said to me, "Fear not, James. For they will seize me the day after tomorrow. Behold, I shall reveal to you everything of this
But I have broughtįorth the image of him so that the sons of Him-who-is might know what things are theirsĪnd what things are alien (to them). But itĭid not exist when I came forth, since I am an image of Him-who-is. And it prepared for itself powers and gods. Since you have asked concerning femaleness, femalenessĮxisted, but femaleness was not first. I myself amĪlso unnameable, from Him-who-is, just as I have been given a number of names - two from And I am not ignorantĬoncerning you so that when I give you a sign - know and hear." You my brother, although you are not my brother materially. Given you a sign of these things, James, my brother. It is the Lord who spoke with me: "See now the completion of my redemption. The Nag Hammadi Library The (First) Apocalypse of James Institute for Antiquity and Christianity, Claremont Graduate University)Ī complete selection of translations and books about the Gnostic Gospels. (Above image of the Gospel of Thomas courtesy of the The (First) Apocalypse of James - The Nag Hammadi Library
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