Sefer Sod Yochanan
Search titles: Apocryphon of John · Secret Book of John · The Hidden Book of Yochanan
Work ID: 6a9d6e2ed90d7f6e7c68237f · External ID: sefer_121_sefer_sod_yochanan · Publication status: published · Canonical title: Sefer Sod Yochanan
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Opening passage
Yochanan son of Zavdai went toward the Temple and was confronted by a man who mocked the teaching of Yahushua and accused the Nazarene of turning his followers from the traditions of their fathers. Yochanan left in grief and went to a …
Chapters
- 1. Yochanan Leaves the Temple in Distress
- 2. The Revealer Appears
- 3. The One Above All
- 4. Barbelo, First Thought
- 5. The Self-Generated One and the Four Lights
- 6. Sophia Acts Apart
- 7. Yaldabaoth and the Rulers
- 8. Sophia Repents
- 9. The Image in the Waters
- 10. The Formation of Adam
- 11. The Breath of Power
- 12. Adam Cast into Matter
- 13. The Garden and the Command
- 14. Chavah and the Recovery of Epinoia
- 15. The Serpent, Desire, and Procreation
- 16. The Counterfeit Spirit
- 17. The Destiny of Souls
- 18. The Question of Fate
- 19. The Flood
- 20. The Watchers and the Daughters of Adam
- 21. Yochanan Asks about the Anointed
- 22. The Three Descents of Providence
- 23. Command Concerning the Book
- 24. Colophon