The Book of the Mysteries of the Heavens and the Earth: And Other Works of Bakhayla Mikael (Zosimas)

by Mikael Bakhayla, R.A. Gilbert (Foreword by), E. A. Wallis Budge

Overview

The continuing fascination with Gnostic Christianity has stimulated the translation of a vast range of Gnostic texts with both popular and critical commentaries. But the later texts of the Coptic Church remain virtually unknown outside a small circle of scholars, even more so in their Ethiopic versions. One exception is The Book of Enoch, but Enoch does not stand alone. Associated with it is an even stranger and more complex apocalyptic work, The Book of the Mysteries of the Heavens and the Earth, which is believed to have been revealed by the Archangel Gabriel in the 15th century. It was introduced to the Western public in 1935 by Wallis Budge. This edition also includes an interpretation of St. John's apocalyptic vision, a discourse on the Godhead and the Trinity, and a discourse on the birth of Enoch.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780892540877
Publisher:	Nicolas-Hays, Inc
Publication date:	01/01/2004
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	5.75(w) x 7.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

R.A. Gilbert is an esoteric scholar and antiquarian bookseller who lives in Bristol, England.

Table of Contents

	Foreword	vii
	Preface	xvii
	Introduction	xxiii
	Translations of the Ethiopic Texts
1.	The Book of the Mysteries of the Heavens and the Earth. Fol. 1a. This book was revealed to Bakhayla Mika'el by the Archangel Gabriel and several of the Prophets and Saints	1
2.	The interpretation of the Vision of St. John, the author of the Apocalypse. The saint himself explained his book to Bakhayla Mika'el. Fol. 48b, col. 1	97
3.	Discourse concerning the mystery of the Godhead and the Trinity. The last section of the Discourse was written by ISAAC, the son of Basalota Mika'el. Fol. 70b, col. 2	126
4.	Another Discourse concerning the birth of Enoch. Fol. 76b, col. 2	140
Appendix	A list of some of the passages quoted from the Scriptures and Apocrypha	165
	Index	167