Exegesis on the Soul

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Tis an interesting text, not energetically super-charged like some of the Nag Hammadi, but a calm and relaxing breeze. The theme of Whoredom and the Soul was fascinating.....it slightly reminded me of the Kabbalah Bride-Groom narratives and the desire for upper-lower "reunification". Jesus came through right from the beginning and observed the reading. 

In terms of the practical uses, of reading the text, he said that: "If your ever going through "hard times", read this text and it will help "sort through" the chaotic energies of your life."   

 

My favorite quote: 

"So we need to pray to the Father and call on him with all our soul, not outwardly with our lips but with the spirit, which is within and has come from the depth, 

sighing
repenting for the lives we led, 
confessing our sins, 
recognizing the vain deception 
and vain zeal we were in, 
weeping over our lives
in darkness, as billows roll, 
mourning for ourselves 
that he might pity us, 
hating ourselves 
for what we are now. 

Again, the Savior said: 

Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be pitied. 
Blessed are the hungry, for they will be filled. 

Again he said: 

One who does not hate one's own soul cannot follow me. 

The beginning of salvation is repentance. Thus: 

Before Jesus appeared John came and preached the baptism of repentance. 

Repentance takes place in sorrow and grief. The Father is good and loves people, and hears the soul that calls to him and sends her the light of salvation." Exegesis on the Soul (Pg 232)   

 

-Next: The Book of Thomas 




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