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A landmark work of scholarship and literary translation, The Gnostic Bible presents the most significant and beautiful sacred texts of gnostic mysticism. The gnostics were religious thinkers who believed that salvation is found through mystical knowledge and personal religious experience. Gnostic writings offer striking perspectives on both early Christian and non-Christian thought. Dating from the first to the... (more)

The Gospels of Mary: The Secret Tradition of Mary Magdalene, the Companion of Jesus

The Gospels of Mary: The Secret Tradition of Mary Magdalene, the Companion of Jesus

by Marvin Meyer

Mary Magdalene, Jesus's Closest Disciple Marvin Meyer, one of the foremost scholars of the Gnostic Gospels: translates and introduces the Gnostic and New Testament texts that together reveal the story and importance of Mary Magdalene includes new translations of the Gospels of Mary, Thomas, Philip, and related texts about Mary Magdalene discloses, with Esther A. De Boer, the long-suppressed... (more)

The Tao Te Ching of Lao Tzu: A New Translation

The Tao Te Ching of Lao Tzu: A New Translation

by Laozi

The Tao te Ching of Lao Tzu is one of the most widely read and deeply cherished books in the world, a work many consider the wisest book ever written. In his introduction, translator Brian Browne Walker says, "It is less a book than a living, breathing angel." In his new translation, Walker stays close to the direct literal accuracy of the Chinese characters while producing a modern, exceptionally clear version... (more)

The Hymns of Zarathustra: Being a Translation of the Gathas Together With Introduction and Commentary by Jacques Duchesne-Gullemin (Wisdom of the Ea)

Text: English (translation) Original Language: French

A World Religions Bible

by Robert Van de Weyer

The New Jerusalem Bible

by Henry Wansbrough

A contemporary translation of the Bible incorporates contemporary insights on the peoples, lands, and beliefs of the ancient world into a complete revision of the original text.

Dao de jing. (English)

by Laozi

THE TAO-TE CHING includes 'The Book of the Way' (the Tao) and 'The Book of Virtue or Power' (the Te) in which the teachings of Lao-Tzu are set down. According to the teachings, wisdom is attained through understanding the way the universe works. In order to understand how the universe works, one must live in harmony with it, accepting the forces at play, and acting intuitively and spontaneously in accordance with... (more)

Dao de jing. (English & Chinese)

by Laozi

A series of insightful comments on life and nature that have been expanding the view of readers for some two thousand years. Translated by John C.H. Wu.

Gospel of Thomas annotated & explained

by Stevan L. Davies

This ancient text can become a companion for your own spiritual journey. In 1945, twelve ancient books were found inside a sealed jar at the base of an Egyptian cliff. One of those texts was the Gospel of Thomas, one of the most important religious archaeological discoveries of the twentieth century. While illuminating the origins of Christianity, it raises the question whether the New Testament's version of... (more)

The Jesus sutras : rediscovering the lost scrolls of Taoist Christianity

The Jesus sutras : rediscovering the lost scrolls of Taoist Christianity

by Martin Palmer

“The Jesus Sutras tells a valuable history of the beautiful teachings of a faith built on living practices of brotherhood and peace. The Sutras show us the interbeing nature of Jesus, Buddha, Tao, peoples, cultures, transformation, salvation and unity through deep and mindful living.” --Thich Nhat Hanh, author of LIVING BUDDHA, LIVING CHRIST "In offering a tantalizing glimpse of a distant past when... (more)

The Gospel of Thomas : the gnostic wisdom of Jesus

The Gospel of Thomas : the gnostic wisdom of Jesus

by Jean-Yves Leloup

A new translation and analysis of the gospel that records the actual words of Jesus • Explores the gnostic significance of Jesus's teachings recorded in this gospel • Explains the true nature of the new man whose coming Jesus envisioned • Translated and interpreted by the author of the bestselling The Gospel of Mary Magdalene and The Gospel of Philip One of the cache of codices and manuscripts discovered... (more)

Die Jesus Sutras.

by Martin Palmer

In 1907 in China, explorers discovered ancient scrolls dating from the 5th to 11th centuries, recounting a history of Jesus' life and teachings in Taoist concepts unknown in the West. This book provides a popular history and translation of these texts. It recounts the story of the first Christian missions to China and explains how the Church of the East blended Eastern and Western spiritual principles, and how... (more)

SACRED WRITINGS THE APOCRYPHA AND THE NEW TESTAMENT FROM THE REVISED ENGLISH BIBLE VOLUME 2Jaroslav (EDITOR) Pelikan

SACRED WRITINGS THE APOCRYPHA AND THE NEW TESTAMENT FROM THE REVISED ENGLISH BIBLE VOLUME 2

by Jaroslav (EDITOR) Pelikan

The Gnosis Of The Light: A Translation Of The Untitled Apocalypse Contained In Codex Brucianus (Ibis Western Mystery Tradition)

The Gnosis Of The Light: A Translation Of The Untitled Apocalypse Contained In Codex Brucianus (Ibis Western Mystery Tradition)

In 1769, James Bruce, returning from Upper Egypt, brought The Codex Brucianus to England and bequeathed it to the Bodleian Library. It contained several Gnostic works, written in Coptic, dating from about the 6th century ad, but the original Greek texts from which they came are probably much older. Part of this collection—"The Untitled Apocalypse"—is translated in this book and has been dated around the 2nd... (more)

The Tibetan Book of the Dead

by Robert A. E. Thurman, Karma-glin?-pa

Gnostic Writings on the Soul: Annotated and Explained (The Art of Spiritual Living)

Gnostic Writings on the Soul: Annotated and Explained (The Art of Spiritual Living)

by Andrew Phillip Smith

Just what is a soul, exactly? Where did the idea come from? How do we experience our souls? Two ancient Gnostic texts-- The Exegesis on the Soul and The Hymn of the Pearl , both presented here in all-new translations--hold important clues to the development of the soul as a concept and reveal inspiring ways your own soul can remember and return to its unique, divine purpose. The Exegesis on... (more)

Book of Mormon Doctrine Covenants Pearl of Great PriceJoseph Smith

Book of Mormon Doctrine Covenants Pearl of Great Price

by Joseph Smith

The Book of Mormon

Another Testament of Jesus Christ

by Joseph Smith

The Book of Mormon is a volume of scripture comparable to the Bible. It is a record of God's dealings with the ancient inhabitants of the Americas and contains, as does the Bible, the fullness of the everlasting gospel. The book was written by many ancient prophets by the spirit of prophecy and revelation. Their words, written on gold plates, were quoted and abridged by a prophet-historian named Mormon. The... (more)

Teaching of BuddhaBuddha

Teaching of Buddha

by Buddha

Text: English, Japanese (translation)

The Koran

by N. J. Dawood, M. A. Abdel Haleem

"The Koran" is universally accepted by Muslims to be the infallible Word of God as first revealed to the Prophet Muhammad by the Angel Gabriel nearly fourteen hundred years ago. Its 114 chapters, or surahs, recount the narratives central to Muslim belief, and together they form one of the world's most influential prophetic works and a literary masterpiece in its own right. But above all, the "Koran" provides the... (more)

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by Marvin Meyer

by Marvin Meyer

by Laozi

by Robert Van de Weyer

by Henry Wansbrough

by Laozi

by Laozi

by Stevan L. Davies

by Martin Palmer

by Jean-Yves Leloup

by Martin Palmer

by Jaroslav (EDITOR) Pelikan

by Robert A. E. Thurman, Karma-glin?-pa

by Andrew Phillip Smith

by Joseph Smith

Another Testament of Jesus Christ

by Joseph Smith

by Buddha

by N. J. Dawood, M. A. Abdel Haleem