Mead - Fragments of a Faith Forgotten (eBook)

This book is the second edition of the “Fragments of The Faith Forgotten”. The “Fragments Of The Faith Forgotten by George Robert Stowe Mead is one of the best books written about Gnosticism prior to Nag Hammadi discoveries. The author summarizes the information that was known about Gnostics at the beginning of the 20th century. The author bases his work on the information provided by early church fathers who hostile to Gnosticism and also teachings of actual gnostic documents and fragmented pieces which were available at that time. George Robert Stowe Mead covers vast summaries and texts of Pistis Sophia, previously unstudied manuscripts and different writings by the critics of Gnosticism. The book covers a lot of different aspects of Gnosticism and is one of the best piece of literature about gnostic philosophy. To summarize, the book contains important information for anyone who strives to understanding Gnosticism and development of early Christianity.