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The Askew Codex (a.k.a. Codex Askewianus) is a manuscript of parchment in quarto size, or 21 x 16,5 cm, held by the British Library (BL Additional MS 5114), that contains Coptic translations of the Gnostic Pistis Sophia and parts of what G. R. S. Mead referred to as "extracts from The Books of the Savior."
Pistis Sophia (Koinē Greek: Πίστις Σοφία) is a Gnostic text discovered in 1773, [1] possibly written between the 3rd [2] and 4th centuries AD. [3] The existing manuscript, which some scholars place in the late 4th century, [4] relates one Gnostic group's teachings of the transfigured Jesus to the assembled disciples, including his mother Mary, Mary Magdalene, and Martha.
Askew Codex contains Pistis Sophia and some other unknown texts. Berlin Codex, 5th century, contains a fragmentary Gospel of Mary, out of nineteen pages, pages 1–6 and 11–14 are missing entirely, the Apocryphon of John, The Sophia of Jesus Christ, and an epitome of the Act of Peter.
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Mead's interest in Gnosticism was likely awakened by Blavatsky who discussed it at length in Isis Unveiled. [5] In 1890–1891 Mead published a serial article on Pistis Sophia in Lucifer magazine, the first English translation of that work. In an article in 1891, Mead argues for the recovery of the literature and thought of the West at a time ...
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G. R. S. Mead. George Robert Stow Mead (22 March 1863 in London [ 1 ] – 28 September 1933 in London [ 1 ] ) was an English historian, writer, editor, translator, and an influential member of the Theosophical Society , as well as the founder of the Quest Society.
Pistis Sophia reveals her image and rebukes Yaldabaoth. Sabaoth worships Pistis, receives light, and creates an angelic assembly with Jesus and the Virgin. Pistis separates Sabaoth from darkness, causing the chief creator to become jealous and create death and 49 demons. Zoe creates seven good powers in response. Yaldabaoth sees Pistis ...