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Paraphrase of Shem - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Paraphrase of Shem is an apocryphal Gnostic writing discovered in the Codex VII of the Nag Hammadi Codices. It starts off saying that it is "[The] paraphrase which was about the unbegotten Spiri...
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The Paraphrase of Shem, translated by Frederik Wisse, from The Nag Hammadi Library. This site includes the entire Nag Hammadi Library, as well as a large collection of other primary Gnostic scriptures and documents. ... [The] paraphrase which was about the unbegotten Spirit. ... What Derdekea< s> revealed to me, Shem,
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Friends, The Paraphrase of Shem is an interesting document included in the Nag Hammadi texts. This Shem is to be understood as the same Shem that was the son of Noah, who is often considered to be Melchizedek.
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What Derdekeas revealed to me, Shem, according to the will of the Majesty. My mind which was in my body snatched me away from my race. It took me up to the top of the world, which is close to the light that shone upon the whole area there.
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The Paraphrase of Shem (VII, 1) Blessed are they who guard themselves against the heritage ... Henceforth, O Shem, go in grace, and continue in faith upon the earth. For every power of light and fire will be completed by me because of you. For without you they will not be revealed until you ... Paraphrase of Shem; 72 reads...
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This is One of my favorite Nag Hamadi Scrolls. gnostic hermetic nag hamadi ... The Paraphrase Of Shem; Translated by Frederik Wisse [The] paraphrase which was about the unbegotten Spirit. What Derdekea< s> revealed to me, Shem, 5 according to the will of the Majesty. My thought which was in my body snatched me away from my race.
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~ 10 These the generations of Shem; Shem a son of a hundred years, and did bring forth Arpachshad two years after the flood. 11 And lived Shem after he did bring forth Arpachshad five hundred years, and did bring forth sons and daughters.
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Treatise of Shem on Early Jewish Writings: a comprehensive sourcebook for ancient Judaism. ... It will be interesting to see if there is any relation between the Treatise of Shem and the unpublished Nag Hammadi Codex entitled the Paraphrase of Shem cf. J. M. Robinson, no. 541, esp. pp. 378-80).
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Shem in the Bible, eldest son of Noah; presented as the ancestor of the Semites, particularly of the Hebrews and Arabs. An apocalypse called the Paraphrase of Shem was found among the Nag Hammadi codices. The Treatise of Shem, known from a 15th-century Syriac manuscript, is an astrological almanac.
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Themelios 10.1 (September 1984): 22-27. [Reproduced by permission of the author] ... b. Defining Gnosticism ... c. The Paraphrase of Shem...
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