a THE MARVIN MEYER NAG HAMMADI SCRIPTURES | THE INTERNATIONAL ED! bi WolPte Funk OR186 THE NAG HAMALADI SCRIPTURES rpc power Peet things have opened t a hide thing of tal ‘The holy ois wat evel, andthe bedhanberiied si, Revelation of the Seed (9521-33) As longa the sol ofthe Holy Spi i hidden, wikedoes i nective ‘hovghticnotyetemoved om te mist Bese lth atl eed ‘wea: Rothe the eed eva ten pet ight wll shine an creer ‘sndall uo aeinthe ight wil eee the chs Th slaves wl be fed ‘nd eaptives raved “Ever plat hat ny Esther aren a wo plied [elle] pled ot What separated wil be united, whale will be fils Etemal Light (8532-86, Exerne who fete the bach wl kin th ight Thi Whe mar ages that oceur [i secre ake pce tight The ight fhe re shines [36] during the ight then oes oat The ses ft args, howeer, sue protein the dyad the ight and ier ht day nor igh cer someone becomes a tend af the rial chamber that ern wl ete te Ig one doe ore le ren thle, oe connote ‘ie tine ctr place The wh es th ight cana be senor ped. Nothing ean trouble such pope ven whe thy ae lng ts word nd when they leave ths ‘er they He already eee th hog geal weld hs be ume the ctl rel Toth eople th tral re Fle “Ths the may it reveled osc pr lone, en li ca er and night ut ide in pr dy a a ih The Copel According Philip | THE NATURE OF THE RULERS | eae cee il NUC I eed ane Talat by Marin Moyer The Nate ofthe Rules e Gootic este lied by scholars spe senting Sethian dough, ic he autres bing eto ls led rcpt in oder clr who he archon worl eset how thesngle withthe archon isto be cari ot tn present the Naar of te Raley a Chast et bt mt ofthe mater inthe let eet ‘of evs though wah the typical Hellenic ou The utr ofthe tet te dent ie that fhe recipient, dso es tht eo she see Sng the tein espns ocean questions hat hve ch aed hae set Youths wriingbeeame you have sd stot thee matte fhe autres (W627). reser a the oh ett tn Nag lama Code (863>— ‘723 the Net ofthe Ra copied jit before On th Orig ofthe Wn ‘tact Goat tet oshich the Naar of th Rasta elton, Tht ofthe pee ata marth, ose lt end othe trace 7 2-3) al paraphrased ec inthe opening scion ha een tae Ie sano “The Hypa of he Archon" "The Ralf te Rae? tna here, “The Natt ofthe Role” depending the ntespcation fthe tetnieal Gree enn hapa, We ee to ite te tie he tex "The Nur af the Rules (by ipietion, "heel nate the se of ha phase for hess) at 865-2] ra nyo encompass mh a Be fhe fall menting of thi Geek tr. Tbe set pt fe tet sthat the maleolent dere and aco eel do exit but when they ate apposed igual by the chen of th ght, they il be dese Lite ther Gti tent the Nata ofthe Ruler same dete positon ins cance for thoy, the ie ofthe pale af eu in he wad ad the88 THE NAG HAMAADI ScRUPTURES inden of the goles of Ce Gi te ie he Nae of he Rue Wie cues ion set, opponents smi ny 3 when the eat Sens neat i he Ges eng fd on the ronan th desing None, Ger ing ses of gency the “nescon otaeliand how it be confonte hen eyt ta et ike Natio te uate aoe rend eal* ihe Nor ofthe Rus cps of are ptt compet coch thera teip nly The rt pa (85205951) poss Sct of nin pot et gener cat the peng chp a Cone 8) May li cert duced ioe ste Father fe Anco Pats Soph Sail he lind dense hat ronan fone fhe gee Fm ‘Gene Theo ey f Cae th the roi aa homo tence of Sel tam Cathe ort ead ster hna iin ec t a ie “Theavin geo lms elt fom the Soe Boke shee th bce fret Pe Bu re eet {hu Bate rt nentne bt coutlity seca to ames lee itot Ftp nthe Neo th Rae Ino ho ars tulat heen and whose nage spencer ti comes Theor SS dbenbed te tt ae snes, il aa an They ate nce ity and when te ty pe pl ves Te Dp i Gres agin no ees ee thes sees {ath pia Eve (Spe! The al the eae mal rence LBS oes Epa, nh offen. ne Set Bo of mri the seve fe woking th he Bape ma pate ‘Genie Mote othe ning spt ie anderen cog tpn Since Tat naly Adam age therandot ber Yonutave gen ele You wll called he Mater ofthe ing Rorshe wy mae Sheth, newb gen bith Sa) re Beste Lavon ots tht hs tems ed by Adamo eee pt Ec a fed pos uns Acai onthe See name of Eve, ad ne thse pus ae emcee Cech or Cop thy mt ge ence ‘connectors bwcenan cat tg othe extortion of ue Nar he Rae an he See wer Lone one phones n a aadtn a Eoattonttnstta ‘Ta Note ofthe Res 18 The oof thi nt pt ofthe Nate ofthe Rao en with the ith of Nore, daughter of Eve anda poral othe vetted teeter her atonueked Me Arsh time af the get ford, Nore [or Otes) burs Noa fin) kare eet sllow her shat that heh ote he ak Then se sconfonted the wold ele, homes oats een, td ‘hey ty to have sex wth her. She cal Golfo help and when the aga leh comes tori he archos ra fore. lth, es dered 1 oe ofthe Four Laminaies of hese, sents himsl to Note lam llth, Understanding trate the great angel who stands beth bly Spt hare ben sent speak wit ou and ree you ft he aad fhe Lives nes A sal each you abot yarn (9), ‘Wi ths seals of tet, Bet pr of he Nature ofthe Rules ‘oes toa cls. Ad although th wazative acount ofthis section fle ith lle of violence and peso, the enerchingpergctne one of hope fo ‘pps human being Cod as pla, snd the ml of Ga ging be teed. Inthe words ofthe et “Alex ngs came to be by he wl he Father of he ll (0-1), Thesue hopeflpespeetie tobe fond inthe second pat ofthe Nate ofthe Res (335-99. partly the cals. The second popes ith Nore speaking athe Bat peran singular south yf te angi ‘nay Ell, ad her pious comment ed ft a dilegu’ betwee: Notes {nd lech in which Nora aka mer of qt a llth pies oe lary aves ote rominet gue Be Nog Hammad ay ad beyond The fut of Nor, spelled vara? elated tothe moan named Netanah in Cone 425 who iid be the daghter ofthe Cane [mech snd the ser of Tubal Cain, In snuck of the hertue Noves describes thesberand emetic the wile of eh cof da al Eve Nap Haran Ces Ince short tate ete the Toe of Nee, nthe Ongn ef the Wood efrstotvo soar sparen write inthe ame ok Nore "the Fist Book of Noa” oz.) and Whe Fist Dsnse of Oa? (oonagagh ete inthe Nato he Role, Noe opens he alge afer config word fm Ele, with questions abot he auortes of the meld Ellet ponds bytaling to ores Ells soy wpe at oft ws coed in he Sip The lex bl Ele say ss mone se Spin ard her as; Yallabact, the mchapen child of Soh Zoe, the ugh of Sophia and Salut, the som of Yat Here in Othe dans inte cee teren nt pment” ene etd So a ey eet dni tli smanngi ton Ne1 “THE NAG HAMMADI SCRIFTURES ign of the Wend, Sabattus oto be apres ne archan as archons.| Sibu tepent of his may aed etounces hse, Ylbsth and is smother ae, nde raises Spb and Ze Yaa the eto of ‘Stbuth pony, and hs Elle neste, hee envy cae "Box por ‘lve death, death prodsced cise, an death pt cach i chug of Iaen Althea of char ere al other macs” Elle quel ad, ‘cingasinlt statement aie te tet, "Batal hee ing eet be by {hewil a the Father the A afr the pater of all tat above oat ae sla of hc ght eck”). "The Nate ofthe Rus conde i fe at words of encoraerent fom lelath “Althea oft, Flt ares Nowa, "are death Ieraensdhing human” (as7- lhe ed the Bra iberabonwilleome, “Shee tue uman obra for vase pt of] rat athe Fer rset sya) and then all wil Se eo nd ompeted llth the Nau ofthe Ruf, ents to pet communist the reat i of the chides of Wg wo willy otha single voice “Theaters tah jst, the chil oer! td with event, Grerraaderee Hay, ts le Amen. (973) Thc tet ofthe Natu of th ales was proably ten in Grek Seholas Anetta to eseeon or td eat, anda nub of hem sige Alea {i the plce of compos, alton Helme! Koester opts or Syia Ae ‘hgh Binge Peon greet t el came om Alea and popes ety third-cenny date he concede ht eae of i sours te de nd col dese fom Syria!” Bene Lyons laeations on Arama puns ‘ould gest air, Semi rot Forse a heme nthe et seaman eet coe eae ect ‘Serhan nm Caoy n okra Uke Rea Nl aa ays Mctigen nnn GuaninoiCagatensonneton ‘The Nature of the Rulers’ ‘The Real Nature ofthe Authorities (86,20-27) Coren aly of hein te pet pe ough he it setae ened te aoe of deinen! lt ‘Eager ot sn eo a ete wi IaiR pvc wnicinee Phne on et etag bee ae untied esate ‘The Blind Demiurge (86.27-87.25) ‘Te ede of heath isn. (Beene of hi] pons ignorance, anda ‘ogg ead, with per), “am God theres thr [te ‘When he said th, Rested guint the ea of he Al, Ts st wp to Incomypiiy By ad 3 vice avered om tocol and id "Yowarewrong Smael"—which meas is thoughts were ind. He expewed his power the shen he Id teedand paraesthesia es spon of Piss Sopa” Sh etal ech of hs pring soning to ver, fer the pater ofthe cemal el ave. Fath vile ong Fmt tie Theory lke down int the regi ofthe wae, Her iage ap pated a ection nthe waters and the autos of darko ll one Sith her Bat hey oud at gp he nel appeared thes nth waters Ferdhcy mere wea and what onl of al a pap wats a pie Fhe authorities wes fom belo, but he mage of Icom was om abe, “This ruby Ico ke dow ino He eon, vo hat By the Fathers she ight Bringall mtu wih he ight ee Bt Hata ae Sy nt SR ioowiitmat at igre, deh patint moons ema ttniye sEnceweed hae eae ‘ree fered etna tt 9 ek he Sebi! eoteiet)aniccaaidon =a “THE NAG HAMMADI SCRIPTURES “The Creation of Adam and Eve (8723-86.7) “The ren made plan anid i, “Come le rent 2 human ofl fom the ‘eth The frm th cent asabeingentely of teeth Thee schon hve bois att emal sd ale) a eth e the fies of bes Tey ok al om he ath and fred he a te the onn boi and [ater the ie] of God that hd appeared eo hers] inthewater™ They i “{Comel, ets gap the image by mean ofthe frm we Bae tp rh he mage ay esse pre ae ln ken th (8) tnd we mn sae ti the re ave taped” The id not udensand he wer of God, ees they a powers. Snel be io ice sole haan aeqied soul nd sty upon the gound forma day. The eles could at ake i ate, because they ae wes, Lie sor nnd they het on loving ha they it cate the ag that appease to th Be wa, Ard thy di ot on wat power ‘thes things came to Bes wil othe ater othe A Laterthe Spt sm the penoa of ou pa the round. The Spisteame forth ‘com the sdamanin lind" descended pda ts howe win hn and that enon came a vngso' And he Spi alle hs ste Ma ince ‘hes nd movngaroand vp he roe voce cme tom ncopetyt ep Adar The ule gether al he nlf theca anal the rv he sky aed rg em to Ada te ‘that Adis would cl hem that height ge a mame teal ofthe ds ed te aninal™ The ules tok Mam and phir in he aden at he ght elt t ad atch ve They commanded him andi, "You ray et os [eve] tenth ude, but do notet fon he te of none of ada ev Do ‘ouch forthe yy at rom ty wlll de “Thy [ad hi to hit ba they do rand tt [yi Rate by the Fathers [9 hey hiss ay hat Adar ight ten might cot pee Hem wuld completely material peron. Thelen pated ngeter anda “Cane, es make a deep sleep pon ‘Mam Se Ala lp. The dep slp they det fll pon fs, apd he ‘epiinignaance. They cat open ssid leasing woman Then they ped ise wih shin place fet, and Ada ha oly soa he Nati of th Rae =m The woman of pir came him and spo withing “Ais,” Whe eso er, be sid, "ou have gen we if You wl be eel the Mather ofthelvng Forsheismy mother, Sheisphysican” ‘one who has given bith: Adam and Eve in the Garden (85,17-90.12) “The autores appesched this Adam, Wen they sw bis eal partner speaking wilh hin they erate abe ao aed aer het, Thy ld each (lhe, “Game, let easton semen her and hey hed But sh Inaped at them boctwe of theless inde, tn he gra he the inf ead whem sh fren shadow of bel at hed Tike es they dtd teva They dele thea ere, a they ‘conic hosel thou th for heya shed heim age Then the fre pinta presence cae in Be shape of ere the stacoe The serpent aught Alam ad Eve ad aid, "What di Samael fy) Jon? Bid ay, You ay et fen eve oe nthe pen bt oo et [eter of knowledge of onda en” [oo he won a "Nooy i yD ath Do at touch Forth day oct oro will sry ce’ The serpent thirst i, Yow nat Fr he thio you at of lan Rather, our ees il open and yo wl be ke od, kong nd and il” And he el ctr wa tansy fo he pe nd ‘heabandond te something the cath ‘They Eat fom the Tree (99,5-91.) The woman of lsh ok fo he tea ate, and she ave fet vba wel ands thse beng ho hal oly soul ate: The inpefetion Beare ‘parti thie goranee They recoghize hat hey were stgpd ofthe spi {Ul ad thy ok figleaves ad tied them cound ther aed dies Theleder of the atchons cae and suid, "Where ayo, Man” For he thon wht ad happened Sat ew he auiecommites See (utcief tone dpe tc hePy ‘THE NAG HAMMADI SCRIPTURES ‘Adam i" head your ice and na ai cae Twas aed and 0 nade "he ales, "Why you ide, le it seca yon aero the only tue fm lik command youl et? ad etl ‘An i, "The woman yo gave me [oeed) re the ft, ni at" And ‘heart ale) eased the woman, The woman i, "The serpent decid me, a Tate” [The es tured to the serpent and ersed its shan; that es) powers, and hey dd oo ots frm hey thee shapes” Frm then on the serpent as tinder thereof he autores The cane was onthe serpent faith pe Fecthaman wart come “he lettre othr Adam. They ok hin andes hi and is wet ofthegnéen. They "hare no blesing, they ae ao under he case “The lettre humanity ino gat confson and eof ao Bat ie people mit be preoccupied with hig the word and othaveieto be oe ‘ip with he ly Spit” Cain, Abel, Seth, Nowea(o11-92,4) ‘Aer this Ev ge ito Cai, he so, and Cain ed he Ln Then ‘Man sd sexi hii She became pegantainand gab Abel nd ‘Abel nat ashepben Cais bought in proce fom sel, and Abel bh {ivan oti Bo hi tan: Cad lke wah Ener pon the fer A buted not accel the ering of Cain. Cina Bh, pd Abel is trates ‘Gd td a Cain, "Where yur baer Abel” (Cin avers," ny baer beget” Gallo Cai, “Listen The vice af our bre lod i caling tome ‘ou havesnsed wih yourmouth and ll come back aot, Whose ill Cain il lene seven tends and ys wl ve groaning snd shaking pon theca “Adan had] wih hi prter Eve agin, She Became pron ad ote [Sct fo Adan Shea have give ante peion th God, ‘place af Abel." Eve fecae pregnant guna gave ih to (Noe) Be aid, “He as produced for me a igi oly many human genet ge] Noe he ‘gin who the fer not fle “And bum began lip and develop ‘alice erste bm Mande Gtchewnar im Sn in Go aa Seat ceretnt inne ia eevee et Rekwenatimscwtanes Seorhoueyieiase Chas Aa ‘The Nature of the les 15 Noah and the Flood (924-18) The sul pated together ands, "Come lets cane a od wth oor om ds and dst all est anal ad a "When thee othe fer lex oft plan, he ado Noy “Make sak od hat il oad hide it oa your dee and he i= ‘alba he id hes age and sal Patton Mount St ‘rea came Nea and wanted o Boal the ak When he would not It here onde ak anda # ban up, So eb he atk Norea Opposes the Rulers (9318-93.3), Thelen went nec Noe, fr they planned seer he, Heider id lobe "ourmother Ese came But Nera tard them a si, "You are the rales othe dress. Da yout Youd net ave seth my robert wth one yur own Fora ot omou. a ro he wr she” The argant ler tired with hs ih, nd bis eypeson wa ie a blr ing (fel He wa old towed er and [si] "You us verve us ely, Sourmather ve di fr have been gen Bot Nore ted ih the poe of [God and called in oud voice othe toy oe, the Co of the AI fos} Hlp me with the ugh ele ad ‘eatueme fom th hand ‘angel xe down Fo heaven al sid a he, Why ae you eli Ga? Why ary so bold oat the al Spi” ‘oven "Who your” ‘The wigs rt ad eft es. The nel i Tam Eee, Under stndig the gre angel who stands bie the aly Spt Uhave Bo sent speak wit you and wescwe you fe the hand of He lvl one. And {sll teach ouaboutjourrat™ ‘The Dialogue of Norea and Eleleth (933-32) {canna dees the perf tang. appearance ise fine gold and ts ‘ment ie sow, My mouth spy earot ea peak of power and the “rperanceof tee eine ial SS r———i—CC96 “THE NAG HAMMADI SCRIPTURES “The peat angel Beet pk to mead i,m Undetanding Lam one ofthe Four Lamar stand tele the gat invable Spt” Do you Thiktheerale have pomer ener ou? Nae of hen eanoverporerthe oto trth fron bel he rl of ath ara appeased neat day aed hee ators wl be reine. Tse stories cannot def you or hat {gznention’” for your home i with Incomaptibiy, where the gn Spit ‘hells who isypesorta the autores caer and ir wo Elelth’s Story of Creation (93,32-95.15) 1 sai, “My Jord tech me bout the power of] these athe. How) ‘he coment ing? Wit wht Kn of mate” OF what ater 94] Who ‘ened them and thei poe” "The get ange Eee, who is understanding. dom, “ncoptiiiy cle within infiit rel. Sob, who ead Pi wate crete Semeting by etl without he ater, and wat she predoced as Bor steve “Theresa curuinbtveen the elms above andthe eons bla. A shaw foe beneath thee,” adhe shadow Deane water athe shadow warcat na region “Whats proce came to be something mtr Hk abe et. took shape om the shadow, a became sagt bet eligi, The beat pene his ees sds a sont af ater thot inane he becate atop abd sid Tas Gad athe isn bt me “When be sath ested the elo he A Avec am fom hoe the tramcal ra std sid, You are wrong, Sane” nea ‘Wind ged™ “Heras, Wanthing exis before me etme sce “Atence Sphinn er ngs aed bong igitino mates arse pur sed itd othe en of chaos When he ered pa herligh,drknes (nee ferae open mate. “Th rler was androgynous and made himself «huge res an expan that in oe comdered cresting fin pring and he tested Torhinel'cen oping sndogynouste ther parent “Hesidtoie chien, Tam Cod of Scio ‘The Notre of the Rls 7 “Zoo daughter of Piss Sophia ale out and said i, You ae wong, Sloe name udentod ay Ylbaoth* Zoe breathed it hi ce 2d he rath evan for er Bry ange, and Bat angel band Yasha dst hin doo nto Tate, atthe to ofthe abs ‘The Stor of Sabsoth (9515-0647) "When Ssh so of Yl" te stegth f tat angel, he epee sndcondernned his ater and hismater, mater "Seat ated iste! bat he sent songs of pase to Sophia and her daughter Ze, Sophia Zc ok him up andesite in nr ti etven below the can beeen what shove apd what Blow He ic {leo the owen, Sabah: Beaune he abe he powers of has, Sophia tabled hi Sten thee tings happen, Sabot made inl «hage fue fced| hit cherub stan ay fangs as inte and hapa hes” “Sophia ok ber daughter Zoe and ede er at hi ight each i south thingy hat arf ith en," andshe pat the angel of wah at ine (Since Baty, hist ade called ie andthe eth ep resented the wrgeousnes of the anil rea lane. These things hap ped bere youre "When aldaocth aw abut exalted insu seat lary nigh he vied inn cy es noggin Thin ns the being of ts Ey poiced death, death prodoced alien, sd death pat each 0 ‘huge ofa enen Al Beever char wee all of er ma Ball se things cae to be by Be wll ofthe Father af the A le the tefl hat ave, state wm atatcnr might beached Lok, Chae tg on sb the fof healer, he materia which be Soc ws produc he pent nd wold Conclusion (96,17-97.23) Psi. "My lod a ao fom hie ates” ‘youn ur tiping are fom the Fates, who wa fom he Begining “Thess cone om sb, fom ncoptibl ight.” So the subs eannat . Pettentnben mat8 THE NAG HAMMADI SCRIPTURES ppecach her besa ofthe pit of rath within den all hoo thi sto rth re dente atone ding humans "tat tt oping” wll nt appear ow Ml pp alr Ue age and fre the ante bondage of the autores enor si, My lord et og tbe He il ome, the me when the te uman in unin fa ve [tespintoftth thatthe Father sen op) “Thee wl teach them abut esething and et he with he a a teal ie, hea fom the geveation wot ing “Then they wl be Fed of Bld thought The wil ample death, which is ofthe autho. Avd thy wil ascend nto the ite ht wheres of springs: “Then the autores wil sender hei yea and age Theic angels wll veep ove te destin, and dep will moun oerthor deh, “Theale cheno the wll he thse hit the Fatherfthe ll and thal Spt. Thy willy hone vese The thers th i tect several sd wih eveyone, Fever ander aly hay bl The Nate of the Res ON THE ORIGIN OF | THE WORLD [ee NAC Is Xll; Bat. Lib. Or 360) Inte an Tate by Marin Mae che niin ofthe Word the ith atte in Nag Hammad Cade isa gad thoes 9734-2717) hat adress questions abot he erzaton othe wad the formation of humankind and heen othe aged. ‘i othe complete Code Il srton the test an oun fo ahr ag ‘nent fons Nag Hac Cex XI and several agent om a Cope ‘eblon housed the Bash iba. Tet une i He ett ae ‘eit and it hay ben ge a pee tile onthe bas is contents he ‘hereto hee is soetnes feed wih eure "ie “Unilled Wor “Seheftone Tiel” and "est sn te” The CesT ‘eso athe ap ralated het, hugh the aetna abso been co ted. (nthe Org of the Wicd 3 earned wor, a srat Grose esa by a0 suthor who tne sguentation, martin, and coll tation inode leone the septs of Gros worden. Aough Or the Org of the Wid doe ot dics i ay dtl He wnflig f the dine Fullness above, dbs llow tes aac the creator of his wd ad the ade ‘ented misadventures Aan ve sth ot ona prea the tet cacesthene om Conner eal bland th boc ‘of Enh and othe tele ae adel Cre Roman, Egyptian, nd Che fan eetons On the Oniginof the Werld ream cee oflenting tout eis pectsal onan Hane Cecbhad Bele spp ht ic ey Sspresntl in the frm ofan aplogee ct designed er pb ten intating adherens" lay well ie een popula tac sine poor of ‘he copes ave sunved nthe Nag Hard iar and ebewhee, Othe Essie animes mast cpm eee