Gnosticism: Cosmology, Myth and Astral Connections
Introduction – A Hidden Library Unearthed In the mid‑20th century an unexpected discovery in the Egyptian desert threw Gnosticism back into the spotlight. In 1945, near the town of Nag Hammadi in Upper Egypt, a farmer unearthed a large earthen jar. Inside were thirteen leather‑bound codices containing fifty‑two treatises — gospels and other writings — all…