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The Secret Book of John
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The Secret Book of John (Apocryphon of John) is a central Gnostic scripture found among the Nag Hammadi writings, recounting a complex cosmogony and the fall of divine elements into materiality.
It describes emanations from the Monad, the ignorance and rule of the Demiurge, and the role of Sophia in the entrapment and eventual salvation of the divine spark within humans.
The text influenced modern understandings of Gnostic theology and has been widely studied and translated by scholars of early Christianity and esotericism.
In VALIS, Philip K. Dick references this tradition to frame his own Gnostic-inflected metaphysical framework, especially ideas about the logos and trapped souls.
The work is significant for its alternative retellings of biblical motifs and its impact on religious and philosophical thought about salvation and knowledge.
It describes emanations from the Monad, the ignorance and rule of the Demiurge, and the role of Sophia in the entrapment and eventual salvation of the divine spark within humans.
The text influenced modern understandings of Gnostic theology and has been widely studied and translated by scholars of early Christianity and esotericism.
In VALIS, Philip K. Dick references this tradition to frame his own Gnostic-inflected metaphysical framework, especially ideas about the logos and trapped souls.
The work is significant for its alternative retellings of biblical motifs and its impact on religious and philosophical thought about salvation and knowledge.
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Mentioned by Zach as a translated Nag Hammadi text that appears in VALIS and informs its Gnostic ideas.
Philip K. Dick's "VALIS"
