"The secret Book of John" is the most significant and influential textof tha ancient Gnostic religion. Part of the Library of books found inNag Hammadi, Egypt, in 1945, this central myth of Gnoticism tells thestory of how by knowing our divine nature and our divine origins- thatwe are one with God- we reverse God's descent and find our salvation.

ThisEdition presents the complete text in a new translation with an insightfulyet unobtrusive commentary, drawing connections to Christianity,Buddhism, Hinduism, Kabbalistic Judaism and Sufism. Stevan Daviesfocuses on the mythology and psychology of the Gnostic religious quest,and the message that divine wholeness will not be restored byworshipping false gods in an illusory material world but by ourrecognition of the inherent divinity within ourselves.

"An articulate and illuminating introduction to an important Gnostic text. A good place to begin your study of Gnosticism." Ron Miller