Greco-Christian stream·Pistis Sophia·First Book — Post-Resurrection Discourses·Chapter 19
Jesus commendeth Mary
Jesus commendeth Mary
Source context
- Theme
- post-resurrection transmission of Gnostic mystery-knowledge between Christ and the disciples
Steiner
not engaged in the GA corpus
Cross-tradition
- Valentinian GnosticismValentinus and his school structured salvific knowledge as transmitted gnosis from a risen revealer-figure to elect recipients, a pattern structurally parallel to the discourse-form of the post-resurrection chapters.
- Hermetic traditionThe Hermetic dialogues (Corpus Hermeticum) employ the same revealer-disciple form in which hidden cosmological knowledge is disclosed by a divine teacher, showing cross-tradition congruence with the discourse structure of this chapter.
Chapter 19
CHAPTER 19
It came to pass then, when Mary had finished saying these words, that he said: "Well said, Mary, for thou art blessed before all women on the earth, |29. because thou shalt be the fulness of all fulnesses and the perfection of all perfections."
Jesus commendeth Mary. She further questioneth him on the changing of the spheres.Now when Mary had heard the Saviour speak these words, she exulted greatly, and she came before Jesus, fell down before him, adored his feet and said unto him: "My Lord, hearken unto me, that I may question thee on this word, before that thou discoursest with us about the regions whither thou didst go."
Jesus answered and said unto Mary: "Discourse in openness and fear not; all things on which thou questionest, I will reveal unto thee."