About using the Library. . .
The Gnostic Society Library contains a vast collection of primary documents relating to the Gnostic tradition as well as a selection of in-depth audio lectures and brief archive notes designed to orient study of the documents, their sources, and the religious tradition they represent.
The library includes over a thousand documents related to the Gnostic tradition, including all major Gnostic writings and anti-Gnostic patristic texts. Using the Archive search function, students and researches can easily find just about any anything relating to the Gnostic tradition.
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New in the Library - The Secret Book of John: Among the several dozen ancient Gnostic manuscripts rediscovered in modern times, the Secret Book of John (also known as the Apocryphon of John) is widely considered to be the most important. It is the preeminent “Gnostic Gospel”, a sacred reservoir for the defining essence of Gnostic myth and revelation. Recognizing the importance of this text, we have now added a large section to the Library dedicated to the Secret Book of John -- included in collection you will find introductory materials and several translations of the Secret Book of John, including Prof. Stevan Davies' excellent new "reader's edition". If you are interested in reading a "Gnostic Gospel", this is a good place to start.
We have also recently added a huge digital collection of the works of G. R. S. Mead. Mead was perhaps the most important early scholar of Gnosticism and his writings remain an invaluable resource. This collection contains twelve volumes of Mead's works, several essays from The Theosophical Review, and a bookstore offering of Mead's works in print
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