Prayer Tents Bible References - Prayer Tents

JESUS CHRIST, WISDOM OF

(III, 4; BG, 3)

A Nag Hammadi tractate commonly known as the Sophia of Jesus Christ. It contains a revelation dialogue between Jesus and his disciples (the Twelve and seven women) set on a Galilean mountain after the Resurrection. Together with Eugnostos the Blessed, a non-Christian revelation dialogue cast in the form of a letter (and the major source of this tractate), it provides a dramatic example of how ancient texts were revised for new purposes. The Wisdom of Jesus Christ was probably written to non-Christian Gnostics to encourage them to accept Christ as the ultimate Revealer of Gnosis. While an Egyptian provenance has general acceptance, the text has been widely dated from the late 1st to the early 4th century c.e.

Bibliography. D. M. Parrott, ed., Nag Hammadi Codices III,3-4 and V,1. NHS 27 (Leiden, 1991).

Andrea Lorenzo Molinari






Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)

Info Language Arrow Return to Top
Prayer Tents is a Christian mission organization that serves Christians around the world and their local bodies to make disciples ("evangelize") more effectively in their communities. Prayer Tents provides resources to enable Christians to form discipleship-focused small groups and make their gatherings known so that other "interested" people may participate and experience Christ in their midst. Our Vision is to make disciples in all nations through the local churches so that anyone seeking God can come to know Him through relationships with other Christians near them.

© Prayer Tents 2024.
Prayer Tents Facebook icon Prayer Tents Twitter icon Prayer Tents Youtube icon Prayer Tents Linkedin icon