Pistis Sophia: A Gnostic Gospel

Sorry, people, but I don't agree with all the stars given to this book. The book is repetitive, boring and illogical at best.

The book takes place some 11 years after Jesus' rise from the tomb. He's addressing his disciples in a Socratic method where Jesus makes a statement and disciple X asks him to explain it, or disciple X explains it himself or herself.

Jesus notes there's a Realm of Light, a Realm of Middle Light and a Realm of Lower Light. What exactly is meant by the light isn't really explained. Then Jesus goes on to:

''...discourse with them from the interiors of the interiors to the exteriors of the exteriors and from the exteriors of the exteriors to the interiors of the interiors.'

Full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.

Then there's the matter of the Mysteries, such as the First Mystery, Second Mystery, etc, but there's also the first mystery of the First Mystery, etc.

Then there's another interesting statement when Jesus says to 'confound them with confusion and threaten them with threatening.' It's getting to the point where I was wondering if the guy who wrote this was smoking some of that funny stuff or had eaten some hallucinogenic mushrooms.

Another good one refers to 'the height without within and within without.' Some others: 'they opened their chops against me' and 'they plotted a plot.'

It's so bad I even invented a drinking game to play while a person reads the book.

Every time Jesus says 'well said,' take a drink.

Every time Sophia repents, take a drink.

Every time a disciple says 'bear with me, if I question thee, and be not wroth with me,' take a drink.

There's that many repeats on those statements.

Don't forget that Zeus, Aphrodite, Kronos and Ares are also referred to directly in the book as actually existing.

One thing that does agree with other Gnostic writings I've read is that Peter seems to hate Mary.

Oh, yes, people are to renounce babbling and 'belly love.' Whatever that is. Also, evil souls are severely tortured and then their souls are destroyed.

Overall the most ridiculous book I've ever read on the subject.

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