Trimorphic Protennoia
c. 2nd century AD · Gnostic Texts (Nag Hammadi & Related)
About this text
A revelation text where the divine feminine figure "First Thought" (Protennoia) descends three times into the world — as Voice, Speech, and Word.
Significance
Contains remarkable parallels to the prologue of John's Gospel ("In the beginning was the Word").
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.