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    • Hypostasis of the Archons, also translated The Reality of the Rulers, is a Gnostic religious text. Originally written in Greek in the second or third century CE, the only known copy is a Coptic translation found in Codex II of the Nag Hammadi library. The text is a hybrid of two sources involving Norea, the sister of the biblical Seth. The first half retells the first six … See more

    Background

    Hypostasis of the Archons is a Sethian Gnostic text. The Gnostics held a negative view of the material … See more

    Summary

    The archons see a divine image reflected in water. They attempt to grasp the reflected image, but are unable to hold it. Instead, they decide to create humanity in its shape. They create a man out of earth, but are unable to … See more

    Manuscript and composition

    There is only one known copy of Hypostasis of the Archons, although it is well preserved. This copy is in Codex II of the Nag Hammadi library, where it appears alongside the Apocryphon of John, the Gospel of T… See more

     
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