Apocryphal books (New Testament); Christian heresies -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600; Gnosticism
the Receiver of Sabaoth, the Adamas, this who is wont to give the cup of
forgetfulness to the souls, and to bring a [345^b] cup being full of the
water of the forgetfulness and give it to the soul: and she (is wont to)
drink it and forget every place (coptic word) with every Place unto
which she went: and cast her into a body, which is about to spend its
time (in which) he is wont to pain his heart continually. This is the
punishment of the man who curseth. Added further Mariham, said she, My
Lord Jesus, then the man (a) slanderer continually, whenever he should
come out of body whither is he about to go, or what is his punishment?
Said Jesus, A man (a) slanderer continually, whenever should be
completed his time by the Sphere for him to come out of body, are wont
to come after him Abiout with Kharmon the Receivers of Ariel, and they
bring his soul out of body, and spend three days going with her teaching
her the creatures of the World. And after these (things) [346^a] they
take her down unto Amente (close) to Ariel, and he (is wont) to punish
her in his punishments eleven months with twenty one days. And
afterwards they take her unto the Chaos (close) to Ialdabaoth with his
forty nine demons, and each one of his demons goeth out upon her for
another eleven months with other twenty one days, scourging her with
whips of smoke. And after these they take her into the rivers of smoke
with seas of fire boiling, and they punish her in them other eleven
months with twenty one days. And after these they are wont to take her
away upon the road of the Middle, and each of the Rulers in the road of
the Middle punisheth her in his punishments other eleven months with
twenty one days. After [346^b] these they are wont to take her away to
the Virgin of the Light, this who is wont to judge the righteous with
the sinners, that she may judge her. And whenever the Sphere should turn
round, she is wont to deliver her up to her Receivers, that they may
cast her out unto the Aeons of the Sphere. And the Ministers of the
Sphere take her out unto water below the Sphere, and it becometh a smoke
boiling and it eateth in at her, until it purifieth her entirely. And
bringeth the cup of forgetfulness Ialouham, the Receiver of Sabaoth, the
Adamas, and he giveth it to the soul: and she drinketh it and forgetteth
every place (coptic word) with every thing with every Place unto which
she went: and they give her into a body being about to spend his time
being oppressed. This is the judgment of the man, (the) slanderer. Said
she, Mariham, Woe woe to the sinners. Answered [347^a] also Salome, said
she, My Lord, Jesus, a man, murderer having not done sin ever except
killing, whenever he should come out of body, what is his punishment?
Answered Jesus, said he, A man killer, having not done sin ever except
killing, whenever his time should be completed by the Sphere for him to
come out of body, are wont to come the Receivers of Ialdabaoth, and
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