{"collection":"chr","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/chr/ps/ps001.htm","path":"chr/ps/ps001.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/chr/ps/ps001.htm","text":"Pistis Sophia, by G.R.S. Mead, [1921]\n| | PAGE | \n| PREFACE | xvii | \n| INTRODUCTION | | \n| The Askew Codex | xxi | \n| The Scripts | xxii | \n| The Contents | xxiii | \n| The Title | xxiv | \n| The Date of the MS. | xxv | \n| Translated from the Greek | xxvi | \n| Originals composed in Egypt | xxviii | \n| Date: The 2nd-century Theory | xxix | \n| The 3rd-century Theory | xxix | \n| The 'Ophitic' Background | xxxi | \n| Three vague Pointers | xxxii | \n| The libertinist Sects of Epiphanius | xxxiii | \n| The Severians | xxxiv | \n| The Bruce Codex | xxxv | \n| The Berlin Codex | xxxvi | \n| The so-called Barb\u0113l\u014d-Gnostics | xxxvii | \n| The Sethians | xxxviii | \n| The present Position of the Enquiry | xxxviii | \n| The new and the old Perspective in Gnostic Studies | xxxix | \n| The Ministry of the First Mystery | xl | \n| The post-resurrectional Setting | xli | \n| The higher Revelation within this Setting | xlii | \n| The \u00c6on-lore | xlii | \n| The Sophia Episode | xliii | \n| The ethical Interest | xliii | \n| The Mysteries | xliv | \n| The astral Lore | xlv | \n| Transcorporation | xlv | \n| The magical Element | xlvi | \n| History and psychic Story | xlvii | \n| The P.S. a reserved Document | xlviii | \n| Its general Value | xlix | \n| A Skeleton of the Scheme of the System | l | \n| ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY | lii | \n| p. vi | | \n| TRANSLATION | | \n| DIVISION I. | | \n| THE FIRST BOOK OF PISTIS SOPHIA | | \n| | PAGE | \n| Jesus hitherto instructeth his disciples only up to the regions of the First Mystery | 1 | \n| What the First Mystery surroundeth | 1 | \n| The regions of the great Invisible | 2 | \n| The Treasury of the Light | 2 | \n| The Light-world | 2 | \n| Jesus and his disciples are seated on the Mount of Olives | 3 | \n| A great light-power descendeth on Jesus | 3 | \n| It surroundeth him entirely | 4 | \n| Jesus ascendeth into heaven | 4 | \n| The confusion of the powers and the great earthquake | 4 | \n| Jesus descendeth again | 5 | \n| The nature of his glory | 6 | \n| Jesus addresseth them | 6 | \n| He draweth his light unto himself | 6 | \n| He promiseth to tell them all things | 7 | \n| How the Vesture of Light was sent unto him | 8 | \n| Of the souls of the disciples and their incarnation | 8 | \n| Of the incarnation of John the Baptizer | 9 | \n| That John was Elias in a former birth | 9 | \n| Of his own incarnation through Mary | 10 | \n| More concerning the light-powers in the disciples | 11 | \n| Why they should rejoice that the time of his investiture had come | 11 | \n| The mystery of the five words on the vesture | 12 | \n| The solution thereof | 12 | \n| The three robes of light | 13 | \n| The first vesture | 13 | \n| The second vesture | 13 | \n| The third vesture | 14 | \n| The day of 'Come unto us' | 15 | \n| Jesus putteth on his vesture | 15 | \n| He entereth the firmament | 15 | \n| The powers of the firmament are amazed and fall down and adore him | 15 | \n| He entereth the first sphere | 16 | \n| The powers of the first sphere are amazed and fall down and adore him | 16 | \n| He entereth the second sphere | 17 | \n| The powers of the second sphere are amazed and fall down and adore him | 17 | \n| He entereth the \u00e6ons | 17 | \n| The powers of the \u00e6ons are amazed and fall down and adore him | 18 | \n| Adamas and the tyrants fight against the light | 19 | \n| He taketh from them a third of their power | 19 | \n| He changeth the motion of their spheres | 19 | \n| p. vii | | \n| | PAGE | \n| Mary Magdalene asketh and receiveth permission to speak | 20 | \n| Mary interpreteth the discourse from the words of Isaiah | 21 | \n| Jesus commendeth Mary. She further questioneth him on the changing of the spheres | 22 | \n| Jesus explaineth further the conversion of the spheres | 23 | \n| Philip questioneth Jesus | 25 | \n| Why the path of the \u00e6ons was changed | 25 | \n| Mary questioneth him again | 26 | \n| The coming of Melchisedec | 27 | \n| Of the fashioning of the souls of men | 27 | \n| The rulers devour their matter so that souls may not be fashioned | 29 | \n| Adamas and the tyrants fight against the light-vesture | 30 | \n| Jesus taketh from them a third of their power and changeth their course | 30 | \n| They no more have the power of devouring their matter | 31 | \n| The powers adore the light-vesture | 32 | \n| The tyrants become as the dead | 32 | \n| Jesus entereth the thirteenth \u00e6on and findeth Pistis Sophia | 33 | \n| Sophia and her fellow-powers behold the light | 33 | \n| Mary desireth to hear the story of Sophia | 34 | \n| THE STORY OF PISTIS SOPHIA | | \n| Sophia desireth to enter the Light-world | 34 | \n| The rulers hate her for ceasing in their mystery | 35 | \n| Self-willed uniteth himself with the rulers of the twelve \u00e6ons and emanateth a lion-faced power to plague Sophia | 35 | \n| Sophia taketh the lion-faced power of Sell-willed for the true Light | 36 | \n| She descendeth to the twelve \u00e6ons and thence into the chaos | 36 | \n| The emanations of Self-willed squeeze the light-powers out of Sophia | 37 | \n| The first repentance of Sophia | 37 | \n| Mary interpreteth the first repentance from Psalm lxviii. | 42 | \n| The second repentance of Sophia | 45 | \n| Peter complaineth of Mary | 47 | \n| Peter interpreteth the second repentance from Psalm lxx. | 47 | \n| Jesus promiseth to perfect the disciples in all things | 48 | \n| The third repentance of Sophia | 49 | \n| Martha asketh and receiveth permission to speak | 49 | \n| Martha interpreteth the third repentance from Psalm lxix. | 50 | \n| The fourth repentance of Sophia | 51 | \n| John asketh and receiveth permission to speak | 53 | \n| John interpreteth the repentance from Psalm ci. | 53 | \n| Jesus commendeth John | 55 | \n| The emanations of Self-willed again squeeze the light out of Sophia | 55 | \n| The fifth repentance of Sophia | 55 | \n| Philip the scribe complaineth | 57 | \n| Jesus explaineth that the appointed scribes are Philip and Thomas and Matthew | 58 | \n| Mary interpreteth the words of Jesus concerning the three witnesses | 58 | \n| Philip is now given permission to speak | 59 | \n| Philip interpreteth the fifth repentance from Psalm lxxxvii. | 59 | \n| p. viii | | \n| | PAGE | \n| Philip is commended and continueth writing | 61 | \n| The sixth repentance of Sophia | 61 | \n| Andrew interpreteth the sixth repentance from Psalm cxxix. | 62 | \n| Jesus commendeth Andrew. He promiseth that the tyrants shall be judged and consumed by the wise fire | 63 | \n| Mary interpreteth the words of Jesus | 63 | \n| The repentance of Sophia is not yet accepted. She is mocked by the \u00e6ons | 64 | \n| The seventh repentance of Sophia | 64 | \n| Thomas interpreteth the seventh repentance from Psalm xxiv | 67 | \n| Jesus commendeth Thomas | 68 | \n| Jesus leadeth Sophia to a less confined region, but without the commandment of the First Mystery | 69 | \n| The emanations of Self-willed cease for a time to oppress Sophia | 70 | \n| The eighth repentance of Sophia | 70 | \n| The emanations of Self-willed oppress her again | 71 | \n| She continueth her repentance | 71 | \n| Matthew interpreteth the eighth repentance from Psalm xxx. | 73 | \n| Jesus commendeth Matthew and promiseth his disciples that they shall sit on thrones with him | 74 | \n| Mary interpreteth the words of Jesus | 74 | \n| The ninth repentance of Sophia | 75 | \n| James interpreteth the ninth repentance from Psalm xxxiv. | 78 | \n| Jesus commendeth James and promiseth the first place unto the disciples | 81 | \n| Mary interpreteth the words of Jesus | 81 | \n| The repentance of Sophia is accepted. Jesus is sent to help her | 81 | \n| The tenth repentance of Sophia | 83 | \n| Peter interpreteth the tenth repentance from Psalm cxix. | 83 | \n| Jesus commendeth Peter | 84 | \n| The eleventh repentance of Sophia | 84 | \n| Salome interpreteth the eleventh repentance from Psalm li. | 85 | \n| Jesus commendeth Salome | 86 | \n| Self-willed aideth his emanations and they again oppress Sophia | 86 | \n| The twelfth repentance of Sophia | 87 | \n| Andrew interpreteth the twelfth repentance from Psalm cviii. | 90 | \n| The thirteenth repentance of Sophia | 92 | \n| Martha interpreteth the thirteenth repentance from Psalm l. | 93 | \n| Jesus sendeth forth a light-power to help Sophia | 93 | \n| Sophia uttereth a song of praise | 94 | \n| Salome interpreteth the song of Sophia from the Odes of Solomon | 95 | \n| The power sent by Jesus formeth a light-wreath on Sophia's head | 96 | \n| Sophia uttereth another song of praise | 97 | \n| Mary, his mother, asketh and receiveth permission to speak | 97 | \n| Mary, his mother, interpreteth the song of Sophia from the xixth Ode of Solomon | 98 | \n| Jesus commendeth his mother | 98 | \n| The commandment of the First Mystery is fulfilled for taking Sophia entirely out of the chaos | 98 | \n| The First Mystery and Jesus send forth two light-powers to help Sophia | 98 | \n| Mary Magdalene interpreteth the mystery from Psalm lxxxiv | 99 | \n| Mary, the mother, further interpreteth the scripture | 100 | \n| p. ix | | \n| | PAGE | \n| The story of the phantom spirit | 101 | \n| Of the spiritual and material bodies of Jesus | 102 | \n| The other Mary further interpreteth the same scripture from the baptism of Jesus | 103 | \n| Mary, the mother, again further interpreteth the same scripture from the meeting of herself with Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptizer | 104 | \n| Of the incarnation of Jesus | 104 | \n| THE NOTE OF A SCRIBE | | \n| A note by a later hand, copied from another scripture | 105 | \n| DIVISION II. | | \n| SUPERSCRIPTION: | | \n| THE SECOND BOOK OF PISTIS SOPHIA | | \n| John further interpreteth the same scripture | 106 | \n| Of Saba\u014dth, Barb\u0113l\u014d, Yabra\u014dth and the light-vesture | 107 | \n| Gabri\u0113l and Micha\u0113l are summoned to help Pistis Sophia | 108 | \n| The light-stream restoreth the light-powers to Sophia | 109 | \n| The light-stream, having accomplished its purpose, departeth from Sophia | 110 | \n| Peter interpreteth the narrative from the Odes of Solomon | 110 | \n| The emanations of Self-willed cry aloud to him for help | 114 | \n| He sendeth forth another more violent power like unto a flying arrow | 114 | \n| The fashioning of the serpent-, basilisk- and dragon-powers | 115 | \n| The demon power of Adamas dasheth Sophia down | 115 | \n| Sophia again crieth to the Light | 116 | \n| Gabri\u0113l and Micha\u0113l and the light-stream again go to her aid | 116 | \n| The transfiguration of Sophia | 117 | \n| Jesus, the First Mystery looking without, causeth Sophia to triumph | 117 | \n| James interpreteth the narrative from Psalm xc | 118 | \n| Sophia singeth a song of praise | 124 | \n| Thomas interpreteth the song of Sophia from the Odes of Solomon | 125 | \n| Sophia singeth another song of praise | 129 | \n| Matthew interpreteth the song of Sophia from the Odes of Solomon | 131 | \n| Sophia continueth to sing | 135 | \n| Mary is afraid of Peter | 135 | \n| Mary interpreteth the song of Sophia from Psalm xxix | 136 | \n| Sophia continueth her song | 136 | \n| Martha interpreteth from Psalm xxix | 136 | \n| Sophia continueth her song | 137 | \n| Mary interpreteth from Psalm cii | 137 | \n| Sophia is led to a region below the thirteenth \u00e6on and given a new mystery | 138 | \n| She continueth to sing | 138 | \n| p. x | | \n| | PAGE | \n| Andrew interpreteth from Psalm xxxix | 139 | \n| The conversation of Sophia and the Light | 140 | \n| The Light promiseth to seal the regions of Self-willed | 140 | \n| How Sophia will know that the time of her final deliverance hath come | 141 | \n| What will come to pass at that time | 141 | \n| The time for the final deliverance of Sophia is completed | 142 | \n| Adamas sendeth forth two emanations of darkness to plague Sophia | 143 | \n| Sophia again singeth a song to the Light | 144 | \n| James interpreteth the song from Psalm vii | 145 | \n| Sophia addresseth Adamas and his rulers | 146 | \n| Sophia again singeth to the Light | 147 | \n| Martha interpreteth the words of Sophia from Psalm vii | 148 | \n| Jesus bringeth Sophia again to the thirteenth \u00e6on | 148 | \n| Sophia singeth the praises of the Light to her fellow-invisibles | 149 | \n| Philip interpreteth the song from Psalm cvi. | 151 | \n| END OF THE STORY OF PISTIS SOPHIA | | \n| Mary questioneth Jesus | 153 | \n| Of the glory of the four-and-twenty invisibles | 155 | \n| Of the glory of the Fate | 156 | \n| Of the glory of the twelve \u00e6ons | 156 | \n| Of the glory of the thirteenth Hon | 157 | \n| Of the glory of the Midst | 157 | \n| Of the glory of the Right | 157 | \n| Of the glory of the Treasury | 158 | \n| Of the glory of the Inheritance | 158 | \n| Mary again questioneth Jesus | 159 | \n| Of the twelve saviours and their regions in the Inheritance | 160 | \n| Of the ascension of those of the Treasury into the Inheritance | 162 | \n| Of their respective ranks in the kingdom | 162 | \n| Of the powers of the Right and their emanation and ascension | 162 | \n| Of the powers of the Midst and their ascension | 163 | \n| But this shall not take place till the consummation of the \u00e6on | 164 | \n| Of the ascension of the souls of the perfect | 164 | \n| Of the rank of the souls of the perfect | 165 | \n| Mary interpreteth the discourse from the scriptures | 166 | \n| Of the last Helper | 167 | \n| That the regions beyond the Helpers are indescribable | 167 | \n| Mary further questioneth Jesus | 168 | \n| Of the second Helper | 169 | \n| Of the third, fourth and fifth Helpers | 169 | \n| Mary again questioneth Jesus | 169 | \n| Of those who receive the mystery in the last Helper | 170 | \n| John questioneth Jesus | 171 | \n| Of the first Commandment | 171 | \n| Of the first space | 171 | \n| Of the second space | 171 | \n| Of the third space | 172 | \n| Of the Thrice-spirituals in the third space, i.e. the first space of the Ineffable | 172 | \n| Of the master-mystery | 173 | \n| p. xi | | \n| | PAGE | \n| Of the gnosis of the master-mystery | 173 | \n| Of the gnosis of the mystery of the Ineffable | 176 | \n| The disciples lose courage | 181 | \n| Jesus explaineth that that mystery is really simpler than all mysteries | 182 | \n| Of the rending asunder and emanation of the powers of the universe | 183 | \n| Of those of the second space of the Ineffable | 183 | \n| Of those of the first space of the Ineffable | 186 | \n| Jesus promiseth to explain further all in detail | 188 | \n| Of the mystery succinctly | 188 | \n| Of the one and only word of the Ineffable | 189 | \n| Of the ascension of the soul of him who shall receive the one and only mystery | 189 | \n| Of the rank of such a soul | 191 | \n| Such souls are one with the First Mystery | 192 | \n| Of the dignity of the thrones in the kingdom | 193 | \n| Of the gnosis of the word of the Ineffable | 194 | \n| Of the distinction between the gnosis of the universe and the mysteries of the Light | 194 | \n| Of the ascension of the souls of those who receive the twelve mysteries of the First Mystery | 196 | \n| Mary again questioneth Jesus | 197 | \n| Of the three mysteries and five mysteries | 197 | \n| Of the first mystery | 198 | \n| Of the second mystery | 198 | \n| Of its efficacy | 199 | \n| Of the third mystery | 200 | \n| Of its efficacy for the uninitiated | 200 | \n| Of the three and five mysteries | 201 | \n| Of the mysteries of the three spaces | 201 | \n| Of the reign of a thousand years of the Light | 202 | \n| What is a year of the Light | 203 | \n| Of those of the first space in the kingdom of the thousand years | 203 | \n| Of those of the second space | 204 | \n| Of those of the third space, the first from without | 204 | \n| Of the Books of Yew | 205 | \n| Andrew questioneth Jesus | 206 | \n| That the disciples and the powers are from the same Mixture | 206 | \n| Of transcorporation and purification | 207 | \n| Of the purifying mysteries | 208 | \n| That all who are purified will be saved | 209 | \n| That finally they will be higher than all powers | 209 | \n| Jesus pardoneth the ignorance of Andrew | 210 | \n| SUB-SCRIPTION: | | \n| A PORTION OF THE BOOKS OF THE SAVIOUR | | \n| p. xii | | \n| DIVISION III. | | \n| THE CONCLUSION OF ANOTHER BOOK | | \n| | PAGE | \n| Of the Limbs of the Ineffable | 210 | \n| The Saviour is their treasury | 211 | \n| Of the dignity of those who have received the mysteries | 211 | \n| A THIRD BOOK | | \n| Of the proclamation of the disciples | 213 | \n| What men should renounce | 213 | \n| The boundaries of the ways of the worthy | 217 | \n| Unto whom are the mysteries of the Light to be given | 218 | \n| The mysteries are for the forgiveness of sins | 218 | \n| Mary questioneth the Saviour | 219 | \n| Of the soul of the righteous man who hath not received the mysteries at death | 219 | \n| John questioneth Jesus | 221 | \n| The disciples are to forgive many times seven times | 222 | \n| Of the reward of the savers of souls | 222 | \n| John continueth his questioning | 222 | \n| That the mysteries shall be given again unto a repentant brother even up to the three of the second space | 223 | \n| The limit of the power of the disciples to forgive sins | 224 | \n| A former saying explained | 224 | \n| Of the master-mystery of the forgiveness of sins | 225 | \n| John continueth his questioning | 225 | \n| Further of the forgiveness of sins | 225 | \n| John continueth his questioning | 227 | \n| Of pretenders who receive the mysteries | 228 | \n| A former saying explained | 228 | \n| Mary again questioneth Jesus | 229 | \n| How the souls of those who have come out of the body may be helped by those on earth | 230 | \n| Mary continueth her questioning | 231 | \n| How he who possesseth the mysteries can come forth out of the body without suffering | 231 | \n| Mary continueth her questioning | 232 | \n| The mystery of the raising of the dead | 233 | \n| The disciples became frenzied at the sublimity of the prospect | 233 | \n| How the disciples shall make proclamation | 233 | \n| What mysteries they shall give | 234 | \n| The mystery of the raising of the dead not to be given to any | 234 | \n| Of the constitution of man | 236 | \n| Of the counterfeiting spirit | 236 | \n| The state of the sinful soul after death | 236 | \n| How a sinful soul is brought back to birth | 238 | \n| Of the ascension after death of the good soul that hath received the mysteries | 238 | \n| Of the state after death of one who hath received the mysteries and yet hath transgressed | 240 | \n| p. xiii | | \n| | PAGE | \n| The apology of the rulers of the ways of the midst | 241 | \n| The apology of the rulers of the Fate | 241 | \n| Of the ascension of that soul into the Inheritance | 242 | \n| Mary interpreteth from former sayings | 243 | \n| The piece of money which was brought unto Jesus | 243 | \n| A saying of Paul | 244 | \n| The foes of one's own house | 245 | \n| A former saying concerning rebirth | 245 | \n| Mary continueth to question Jesus | 246 | \n| Of the retributive servitors | 247 | \n| How the soul of the sinner is stamped with his sins | 248 | \n| How the baptisms purify sins | 249 | \n| The separation of the portions by the mystery of baptism | 249 | \n| Mary interpreteth the same from a former saying | 249 | \n| Mary further questioneth Jesus | 251 | \n| Of the forgiveness of sins according to the higher mysteries | 251 | \n| Mary interpreteth the same from the Psalm xxxi. | 252 | \n| Of forgiveness even unto twelve times of those who have received the mysteries of the First Mystery | 253 | \n| Of such initiated who sin and die without repentance | 253 | \n| Of the unending forgiveness of those who have received the mystery of the Ineffable | 253 | \n| Of such initiated who sin and die without repentance | 254 | \n| Mary interpreteth the same from a former saying | 255 | \n| Of the unending compassion of the great mysteries for the repentant | 256 | \n| Of the unrepentant | 256 | \n| Mary interpreteth from a former saying | 257 | \n| If even men on earth are compassionate, how much more then the highest mysteries? | 257 | \n| Jesus trieth Peter | 258 | \n| Mary interpreteth the incident from a former saying | 259 | \n| In the case of repentance only higher mysteries than those previously received can remit sins | 260 | \n| There is no limit to the number of mysteries the faithful may receive | 261 | \n| The fate of the gnostic who sinneth is more terrible than that of the ignorant sinner | 261 | \n| Mary interpreteth the same from a former saying | 261 | \n| Of those who procrastinate, saying they have many births before them | 262 | \n| Of the time of the completion | 263 | \n| Those who procrastinate are excluded from the Light | 263 | \n| Their entreaties at the gates of the Light | 263 | \n| Mary interpreteth the same | 264 | \n| A FOURTH BOOK | | \n| Of the dragon of the outer darkness | 265 | \n| Of the rulers of the twelve dungeons and their names | 265 | \n| Of the doors of the dungeons | 267 | \n| The angels who watch the doors | 267 | \n| p. xiv | | \n| | PAGE | \n| What souls pass into the dragon, and how | 267 | \n| The nature of the names of the dragon | 268 | \n| Of the severity of the chastisements of the dragon | 268 | \n| Of the degrees of the fires of the chastisements | 268 | \n| The disciples bewail the fate of sinners | 269 | \n| Mary further questioneth Jesus | 269 | \n| How to save the souls of the sinners | 270 | \n| A summary of the formul\u00e6 | 270 | \n| Of the light-beams and light-streams | 272 | \n| Mary pleadeth for those who have neglected the mysteries | 273 | \n| Of the efficacy of the names of the twelve angels | 275 | \n| The souls who know the names escape and are taken to Yew | 275 | \n| Of their subsequent fate | 276 | \n| Mary interpreteth the same from a former saying | 277 | \n| Of the light of the sun and the darkness of the dragon | 277 | \n| Of the cup of forgetfulness | 278 | \n| Of the counterfeiting spirit | 278 | \n| Of the fashioning of a new soul | 278 | \n| Of the inbreathing of the power | 279 | \n| Jesus promiseth to reveal all in detail | 280 | \n| Of the light-power and the counterfeiting spirit | 281 | \n| The parents we are to abandon | 281 | \n| Salome is in doubt | 282 | \n| Mary removeth the doubt of Salome | 282 | \n| Of the charge given to the counterfeiting spirit | 283 | \n| Of the charge given to the servitors | 284 | \n| Of conception | 285 | \n| Of the compulsion of the parents | 286 | \n| Of the process of gestation | 286 | \n| Of the incarnation of the soul | 286 | \n| Of the sealing of the plasm | 287 | \n| Of the destiny | 288 | \n| Of how a man cometh by his death | 288 | \n| There is no escape from the destiny | 289 | \n| Of the keys of the mysteries | 289 | \n| The mysteries are all for men | 290 | \n| A prophecy of John the Baptizer | 290 | \n| The criterion of orthodoxy | 291 | \n| The Books of Yew | 292 | \n| Few only will accomplish the mystery of the First Mystery | 292 | \n| No soul had entered into the Light before the coming of the First Mystery | 293 | \n| Of the prophets | 293 | \n| Of the patriarchs | 293 | \n| Of the souls of the righteous from Adam to Jesus | 294 | \n| The disciples know of a surety that Jesus is the Great Initiator | 294 | \n| SUB-SCRIPTION: | | \n| A PORTION OF THE BOOKS OF THE SAVIOUR | | \n| p. xv | | \n| DIVISION IV. | | \n| A FIFTH BOOK | | \n| | PAGE | \n| The disciples gather round Jesus | 295 | \n| The invocation of Jesus | 295 | \n| The grouping of the disciples | 295 | \n| The interpretation of ia\u014d | 295 | \n| He continueth to make invocation | 296 | \n| The apocalypse of the heavens | 296 | \n| The figures of the disk of the sun and of the moon | 296 | \n| Jesus and the disciples are transported to the ways of the midst | 297 | \n| Of the repentant and unrepentant rulers | 297 | \n| Of the hierarchies of the unrepentant rulers and the names of their five regents | 298 | \n| Of the powers which Yew bound into the five regents | 298 | \n| Of the functions of Zeus, the chief regent | 298 | \n| The incorruptible names of the regents | 299 | \n| Mary questioneth Jesus on the ways of the midst | 299 | \n| Of the mysteries which Jesus will give unto his disciples | 300 | \n| Of the constitution of the ways of the midst | 301 | \n| Of Parapl\u0113x | 301 | \n| Of Yew and Melchisedec | 301 | \n| How the demon rulers carry off souls | 302 | \n| The chastisements of Parapl\u0113x | 302 | \n| Of Ariouth the \u00c6thiopian | 303 | \n| Of triple-faced Hekat\u0113 | 304 | \n| Of Parhedr\u014dn Typhon | 305 | \n| Of Yachthanabas | 306 | \n| The disciples beseech Jesus to have mercy upon sinners | 307 | \n| Jesus encourageth his disciples | 307 | \n| Jesus and his disciples ascend higher | 308 | \n| He breatheth into their eyes | 308 | \n| Their eyes are opened | 308 | \n| Jesus explaineth the vision of fire and water, and wine and blood | 308 | \n| The same explained from former sayings | 309 | \n| Jesus and his disciples descend to earth | 309 | \n| Jesus promiseth to give them the mystery of the forgiveness of sins | 310 | \n| The mystic offering | 310 | \n| The invocation | 310 | \n| The rite is consummated | 312 | \n| Directions as to the future use of the rite | 312 | \n| Of three other mystic rites | 312 | \n| Of the highest mysteries and of the great name | 313 | \n| Of the efficacy of that name | 313 | \n| A SIXTH BOOK | | \n| Of the chastisement of the curser | 315 | \n| Of the chastisement of the slanderer | 316 | \n| Of the chastisement of the murderer | 317 | \n| Peter protesteth against the women | 318 | \n| p. xvi | | \n| | PAGE | \n| Of the chastisement of the thief | 318 | \n| Of the chastisement of the arrogant | 319 | \n| Of the chastisement of the blasphemer | 320 | \n| Of the chastisement of him who hath intercourse with males | 321 | \n| Of the chastisement of a foul act of sorcery | 322 | \n| Of the after-death state of the righteous man who hath not been initiated | 322 | \n| Of the cup of wisdom | 323 | \n| A sinner suffereth for each separate sin | 323 | \n| Even the greatest of sinners, if he repent, shall inherit the kingdom | 324 | \n| Of the time favourable for the birth of those who shall find the mysteries | 324 | \n| The disciples beseech Jesus to have mercy upon them | 324 | \n| A LATER POSTSCRIPT | | \n| The proclamation of the disciples | 325 |","title":"Pistis Sophia: Contents","type":"page"}