Apocryphal books (New Testament); Christian heresies -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600; Gnosticism
bring his soul out of body, and bind her by her feet behind a great
demon of face of horse, and he spendeth three days going round with her
in the World. After these (things) they are wont to take her out unto
the Place of the cold with the snow and punish her there for three years
with six months. After these they (are wont to) take her down unto the
Chaos (close) to Ialdabaoth with his forty nine demons, and scourge
[347^b] her his demons other three years for each (demon) with six
months. After these (things) they are wont to take her unto the Chaos
(close) to the Persephone, and punish her in her punishments other three
years with six months. After these (things) they are wont to take her
away upon the road of the Middle, and each of the Rulers of the road of
the Middle punisheth her in the punishments of his Places for other
three years with six months. And after these they take her 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 command, that they cast her unto the Darkness which is outer,
until the time (in) which they will take away the Darkness of the Middle
she is wont to be destroyed and dissolved. This is the punishment of the
man, (a) killer. Said he, Petros, My Lord, [348^a] Let the women be
content unto seeking, that we also may seek. Said Jesus to Mariham with
the women, Leave the place for your brothers, (the) male that they also
may seek. Answered Petros said he, My Lord, then a man, (a) thief, (a)
robber, his sin being this continually, whenever he should come out of
body, what is his punishment? Said Jesus, This of this kind whenever his
time should be completed by the Sphere, are wont to come after him the
Receivers of Adonis, and bring his soul out of body and spend three days
going round with her teaching her the creatures of the World. After
these (things) they are wont to take her down unto Amente (close) to
Ariel that he may punish her in his punishments for three months with
eight days with hours two. [348^b] And after these (things) they take
(her) unto the Chaos (close) to Ialdabaoth, with his forty nine demons,
that each of his demons should punish her other three months with eight
days with hours two. After these (things) they are wont to take her down
upon the road of the Middle, that each of the Rulers of the road of the
Middle should punish her by his smoke of darkness with his evil fire for
other three months with eight days with hours two. After these (things)
they are wont to take her up to the Virgin of the Light, this who is
wont to judge the righteous and the sinners, that she may judge her. And
whenever should the Sphere turn round, she is wont to give her to her
Receivers, that they may cast her unto the Aeons of the Sphere, that the
Ministers of the Sphere may take her unto water being below the Sphere,
that it may become [349^a] smoke boiling, that it may eat in at her,
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