Pistis Sophia

Pistis Sophia is a major work of late antique Gnostic Christianity, preserved in Coptic and framed as the risen Jesus' esoteric instruction to his disciples, especially Mary Magdalene. The text recounts the fall, repentance, and restoration of Pistis Sophia, a heavenly figure whose drama becomes a map of cosmic exile and spiritual return. Combining visionary myth, liturgical repetition, scriptural...