Apocryphal books (New Testament); Christian heresies -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600; Gnosticism
(which) will approach in unto thy place of dwelling, namely, that when
the Pistis Sophia had believed (closely) in the Light, and when she had
been oppressed she hymned up unto him, were not able to do anything of
evil to her the emanations of the Self-willed, [136^a] nor were they
able to hurt her, and they were not able to approach her at all. And the
word which thy power of light said by David, He will order to his angels
concerning thee, that they should guard thee in all thy ways, and lift
thee upon their hands lest-at-any-time thou should dash against a stone
with thy foot. That also is the word that thou orderest to Gabriel with
Mikhael for them to steer the Pistis Sophia through all the Places of
the Chaos, until they brought her up and raised her in their hands, that
her feet should not touch the darkness below, and (should not) also lay
hold on her those of the darkness below. And the word which thy power of
light [136^b] said by David, Thou wilt trample upon a serpent with a
basilisk, and thou wilt trample upon a lion with a dragon. Because he
trusted unto me I shall save him and I shall make shadow unto him,
because he knew my name, namely, the word that when the Pistis Sophia
came, coming up from the Chaos, she trampled upon the emanations of the
Self-willed, she trampled upon those who have face of serpent, and upon
those who have face of basilisk of serpent having seven heads. And she
trampled upon the power of face of lion, with that which hath face of
dragon, because that she believed the Light she was delivered from them
all. This is, my Lord, the explanation of the words which thou saidst.
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