Research Catalog

Title

Gnostic secrets of the Naassenes : the initiatory teachings of the Last Supper / Mark H. Gaffney.

Author

Gaffney, Mark.

Publication

Rochester, Vt. : Inner Traditions, ©2004.

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Details

Description

296 pages : illustrations; 23 cm

Summary

"In Gnostic Secrets of the Naassenes Mark Gaffney deciphers the message recorded in the highly symbolic Naassene Sermon, a lesson intended for an inner circle of disciples who were prepared for advanced initiation into Jesus' wisdom teachings. These teachings address the awakening of spirit and include practices aimed at restoring the soul's lost connection to God. Most important, however, is their revelation of the central truth of immanence - the indwelling of the Divine as symbolized by the Grail. According to the Naassenes, immanence in the true sense intended by Jesus allows for spiritual attainment by ordinary Christians in this life without the intermediary of Church or priest. This was the real meaning of the Last Supper and why the Naassenes believed that Jesus was the fulfillment of all the Mystery traditions."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject

Naassenes

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 280-289) and index.

Contents

Part I: At the Jordan -- The parting of the waters -- The mind of the Deuteronomist -- The sacred Jordan and the reversal of the flow -- Primal man, Son of man, and the Messiah -- Part II: Immanence -- The Naassene sermon -- The teaching that didn't take -- The parting of the waters (revisited) -- The demiurge and the wisdom dialogue -- Spiritual malfeasance -- Part III: Hridaya -- The primary source document : the refutation of all heresies -- The grail -- The gate of heaven -- The primordial waters -- The Incomprehensible One.

ISBN

• 089281697X
• 9780892816972

LCCN

2004004033

OCLC

• ocm54611372
• 54611372
• SCSB-1336620

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library