Pistis Sophia by George Horner
Publications: 1924 S.P.C.K. The Macmillan Company First Edition
A study and translation from the Coptic of the British Museum manuscript of this important third century (CE) Gnostic text in which the transfigured Jesus relates his teaching to his assembled disciples. It includes a lengthy Introduction exploring the history, origin, purpose, composition, authorship and dating of the documents by F. Legge, and a literal translation from the Coptic by Horner.
Condition: publishers original cloth boards, gilt title to spine, minor bumping to spine ends, clean copy in about Fine condition