Gnosticism - Gnostic Myth and Ritual - The Three Steles of Seth from the Nag Hammadi Library

Gnostic ritual and liturgical life remain one of the enduring mysteries even following the incredible discovery of the Nag Hammadi Library. This episode explores a text which combines both the mythology and ritual practice of ancient Gnosticism: The Three Steles of Seth (Nag Hammadi Codex VII, 5).

Recommended Readings:

Meyer - The Nag Hammadi Scriptures - 9780061626005
Van ben Broek - Gnostic Religion in Antiquity - 978-1107514799
Turner - Sethian gnosticism and the platonic tradition - B01B99FOGU

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[oat]

Just imagine another discovery like the Nag Hammadi library in the future. We can only hope it happens in our lifetime.

[Walkyrjenny]

Dr. Sledge is an awesome superhero name. Also? I love your sense of humor, and you'd be welcome at my D&D table any game night. Thanks for breaking down these esoteric topics suitably for lay persons; I find them fascinating, even though I don't have the time or the right kind of mind to sus it all out for myself.

[BlackwoodsSpellbook]

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[ustinia_rand]

Today I randomly stumbled upon The Apocryphon of John in Coptic Museum in Cairo! I never thought I'd be so excited seeing two ancient pages :D

[ericthegreat]

The view of Seth being a foreigner is reminiscient of the Egyptian mythology of Set, God of foreigners and the desert. Since Israelites were foreigners in Egypt (Exodus), we may speculate some link between Set and Proto Seth, in an Anti Egyptian national foundation myth of Israel. Hence the link of Canaan-Cainites-with Egypt, slavery, oppression and national humiliation.

There is also a link to Shia Islam as they view Seth as the first Imam revealed by Prophet Adam.

[williammartinactor]

I have craved a Gnostic Spiritual Practice Vid like this. TY

[TheEloheim]

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[ladylongsleeves]

You upload this when I just visited the Jewish history museum in Amsterdam. What a treat.

[bgp]

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[TheOneHoddToward]

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[madmoran]

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[wexenhex]

im especially pleased that you have presented the historical Gnostics in a more respectful light and praising their clear passion, rather than how we see sometimes as painting them as just insane heretics.

[ifnxjnr]

From both a metaphysical and philosophical standpoint, gnosticism is really fascinating. It's kind of a shame it was marginalized so early on, but I suppose we still have more sources on it than we do about some ancient religions and philosophical disciplines.

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[justinbirkholz]

Fascinating... I'll have to take a look at those hymns. That sounds like quite an ecstatic practice full of prayer and praise. Exactly the kind of thing I'm into!

[Dank-gbjn]

It would’ve been amazing to have been a fly on the wall during the ancient rituals of the Gnostics. Perhaps in the coming years, we’ll find more details on them (and perhaps more of the Gospel of Mary); as just recently a fragment of the New Testament composed in Syriac was discovered!

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