Johannine Gospel in Gnostic Exegesis

The complete text of Heracleon's commentary has been lost. Portions are preserved in the surviving sections of Origen's commentary on John, written about 50 years later, c. 230. Origen extensively quotes, then responds to Heracleon. For an extensive analysis of Heracleon's Commentary, see Pagels' The Johannine Gospel in Gnostic Exegesis: Heracleon's Commentary on John, her 1st book, based on her 1970 doctoral dissertation.AcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsIntroductionJn 1.1-4 in Gnostic ExegesisThe Johannine Prologue in Valentinian ExegesisJohn the Baptist in Valentinian ExegesisThe Temple in Valentinian ExegesisTwo Types of ConversionValentinian Anthropology: Generation & SeedSythesis: The Experiential Focus of Valentinian TheologyGlossary-Index of Technical Greek TermsIndex of Biblical Passages & Other ReferencesIndex of Persons & Subjects