Book: Echoes From The Gnosis Vol Iv The Hymn Of Jesus by George Robert Stowe Mead
The hymn of Jesus is part of the Acts of the apostle John, a text rejected at the second council of Nicaea (787). Mead thought it was ‘almost certain’ that the hymn was actually a mystery rite, and ‘possibly the earliest Christian rite to have survived’. Modern scholars still think this is a very plausible suggestion and assume the intention was to meditate on the text and reach an altered state of consciousness. The Hymn of Jesus in Mead’s version was set to music by the composer Gustav Holst in 1916.Echoes from the Gnosis(1906) is a series of monographs under the title Echoes from the Gnosis (recently republished in a centennial edition) summarizing his insights into the formation of the Gnostic world-view. By this time Mead had published eight works on various aspects of the early Christian world and on “The Theosophy of the Greeks.” Together with his outstanding translations of the Hermetic books, these works established his reputation as one of the foremost English scholars in his broadly chosen fields. Mead was the first modern scholar of Gnostic tradition. A century later, the corpus of his work remains unequaled in breadth and insight.
Books in PDF format to read:
George Robert Stowe Mead - Echoes From The Gnosis Vol X The Hymn Of The Robe Of GloryGeorge Robert Stowe Mead - Echoes From The Gnosis Vol I The Gnosis Of The Mind
George Robert Stowe Mead - Echoes From The Gnosis Vol Ii The Hymns Of Hermes
George Robert Stowe Mead - Echoes From The Gnosis Vol Iv The Hymn Of Jesus
