Sophia of Jesus Christ 1

1After he had risen from among the dead, his twelve disciples and seven women continued as his followers and traveled to Galilee, to the mountain [] called “Harvesting Place and Joy.” When they came together, they were puzzled about the fundamental nature of the world, the plan, divine providence, the power of the authorities, and how the Savior interacts with them in the mystery of the divine plan. The Savior appeared, not with his previous (visible) form, but as the invisible spirit. And his likeness is like that of a tall radiant angel, but what he resembles I must not describe, no mortal being able to bear it, it being entirely pure, perfect flesh like what he taught us about on the mountain called “Of Olives” in Galilee.

2And he said: “Peace be with you! My peace I give you!” And they were all in awe, being afraid.

3The Savior [] laughed and asked them: “What are you pondering? (Why) are you puzzled? What are you seeking?”

4Philip said: “For the fundamental nature of the world and its plan.”

5The Savior said to them: “I want you to understand that all born on earth from the foundation of the world until now, being dust, even though they have inquired into God, about his being and likeness, have failed to find him. The greatest sages among them have Guessed on the basis of how the world is ordered and (how it) moves along, but their guessing has not attained to the truth.

6“It is said by all philosophers that the (cosmic) order is guided in three (different) ways, thus they are in disagreement. Some of them propose that the world guides itself. [] Others propose that providence does this, still others that it is fate, but none of these is the case.

7“To repeat, none of the three propositions I have just related approaches the truth, being human (guesses). I, however, originated from the Infinite Light, because I know him, and I am here so I can tell you exactly what the truth is. The life of whatever is self-originated is impure, being self-made. There is nothing clever in (the theory of) providence, and (the theory of) fate is not insightful.

8“To you, though, it is given to know, and anyone (else) who deserves knowledge will receive, anyone who was not begotten by the sowing of impure rubbing, but by the one who was first sent, because he is an immortal among mortals.”