Yaldabaoth - Wikipedia
Yaldabaoth is the son of Sophia, the personification of wisdom according to Gnosticism, with whom he contends. By creatively becoming matter in goodness and simplicity, Sophia created the imperfect Yaldabaoth, who has no knowledge of the other aeons.
The Gnostic Demiurge - Gnosticism Explained
The Gnostic Demiurge. A sketch of an ancient Greco-Egyptian amulet that depicts a creature similar in appearance to Yaldabaoth. The demiurge (Greek demiurgos, [1] “craftsman” [2]) is the being who created the world in Gnosticism. The Gnostics …
The Gnostic God Yaldabaoth | Gnostic Warrior By Moe Bedard
2015年5月5日 · According to the ancient Gnostic texts, there is a creator God named Yadabaoth (Ilda-Baoth or Ialdabaoth ) who is described as the Child of Chaos, and was the son of Sophia (wisdom) in Gnostic Cosmogenesis. Yaldabaoth is called …
“I Am God and There is No Other!”: The Boast of Yaldabaoth
2016年10月20日 · In gnostic sources, this declaration becomes the mantra of the foolish creator, Yaldabaoth. This chapter examines three versions of Yaldabaoth’s myth (all found in Nag Hammadi codex II) in (1) The Apocryphon of John, (2) The Nature of the Rulers, and (3) The Origin of the World.
Yaldabaoth: The Shadow of God and Rex Mundi’s Rival in Gnosticism
2024年1月19日 · Gnostic texts paint a vivid picture of Yaldabaoth’s origins. He emerges from a spark of the divine Pleroma, a realm of unblemished knowledge and light. However, due to an imperfect reflection of the true God, Yaldabaoth becomes a being steeped in both creative and destructive forces.
The Demiurge a.k.a Yaldabaoth — The God Of Gnosticism
2023年8月15日 · The name Gnostics gave to the Old Testament God was the Demiurge, who was, according to their view, not the good Father of the now widely spread Christian faith. The creation myth of the...
The Secret Book of John (Apocryphon of John) - Gnosis
The Apocryphon of John trans. by Stevan Davies, along with extensive materials about the Gnostic traditions of John. This site includes the entire Hammadi Library, as well as a large collection of other primary Gnostic scriptures and documents.
Gnosticism 101: The Apocryphon of John - The BAS Library
Wishing to produce a likeness of herself without the consent of the Father, she produces an ugly being called Yaldabaoth (“Child of Chaos”), also named Saklas (“fool”) and Samael (“blind god”). a (In the Gospel of Judas, the 12 disciples worship Saklas.)
The Gnostic myth is an elaborate literary work in which Yaldabaoth appears as a puzzling and repulsive character. myth depicts a world beyond human existence, yet its essence is the. experience of human suffering in the world and the message …
Yaldabaoth: origin, characteristics and role in Sethian Gnosticism …
2014年1月1日 · PDF | This article introduces the presence of a demiurge, as a character important forunderstanding sethian gnosticism. Among the Gnostic literature... | Find, read and cite all the research you...