Apocryphon of John

c. 2nd century AD · Gnostic Texts (Nag Hammadi & Related)

About this text

Also called the "Secret Book of John." A detailed Gnostic creation myth explaining how the material world came about through a divine error. One of the most important Gnostic texts.

Significance

The fullest surviving account of Sethian Gnostic cosmology and theology.

Key excerpts

Excerpts forthcoming. The full text is available in the public-domain library.

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This text is one of 16 in the Gnostic Texts (Nag Hammadi & Related) category, and one of 62 across the entire library.