Essential Gnostic Scriptures: Texts of Luminous Wisdom from the Ancient and Medieval Worlds by Marvin Meyer and Willis Barnstone

Edited and translated by Willis Barnstone and Marvin Meyer, Essential Gnostic Scriptures brings together 21 selected texts concerned with spiritual knowledge and direct experience. The collection ranges from early Christian writings, including Nag Hammadi material, to later expressions associated with Islam and the medieval Cathars.

This compact anthology offers an entry into the literature itself for readers studying Gnosticism and the history of religion. The 280-page Shambhala paperback is ISBN 9781590309254.