Greco-Christian stream·Pistis Sophia·Second Book — The Repentances of Pistis Sophia·Chapter 87
Mary interpreteth the discourse from the scriptures
Lord, my indweller of light hath ears and I comprehend every word which thou sayest · Light-kingdom sooner than all those of the region of the Height, who are the first
Source context
- Theme
- Pistis Sophia's twenty-fifth repentance and plea for liberation from the chaos of the thirteenth aeon
- Soul-faculty
- Consciousness Soul
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not engaged in the GA corpus
Cross-tradition
- Neoplatonic emanationismThe soul's repeated repentance-hymns directed upward through hierarchical realms show cross-tradition congruence with Plotinian epistrophe — the soul's turning back toward its source through successive levels of being.
- Kabbalistic teshuvahPistis Sophia's iterative acts of contrition and appeal to a higher light show cross-tradition congruence with the Kabbalistic concept of teshuvah as a structured return through the sefirot toward Ein Sof.
- Hermetic ascent literatureThe soul's petition for release from material bondage across aeons shows cross-tradition congruence with the Hermetic Poimandres tradition of the ascending soul shedding successive garments at each planetary sphere.
Chapter 87
CHAPTER 87
"It came to pass then, when Jesus had finished speaking these words, that Mary Magdalene started forward and said:
Mary interpreteth the discourse from the scriptures."My Lord, my indweller of light hath ears and I comprehend every word which thou sayest. Now, therefore, my Lord, on account of the word which thou hast spoken: 'All the souls of the race of men who shall receive the mysteries of the Light, will go into the Inheritance of the Light before all the rulers who will repent, and before those of the whole region of the Right and before the whole region of the Treasury of the Light,'--on account of this word, my Lord, thou hast said unto us aforetime: 'The first will be last and the last will be first,'--that is, the 'last' are the whole race of men which will enter into the Light-kingdom sooner than all those of the region of the Height, who are the first.' On this account, therefore, my Lord, hast thou said unto us: 'Who hath ears to hear, let him hear,'--that is thou desirest to know whether we |198. comprehend every word which thou speakest. This, therefore, is the word, my Lord."
It came to pass then, when Mary had finished saying these words, that the Saviour was greatly astonished at the definitions of the words which
she spake, for she had become pure spirit utterly. Jesus answered again and said unto her: "Well said, spiritual and pure Mary. This is the solution of the word."