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Authoritative Discourse, also known as Authoritative Teaching or Authentikos Logos[1] (Sahidic Coptic: ⲁⲩⲑⲉⲛⲧⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲗⲟⲅⲟⲥ)[2] is a text about the journey of the soul.[3] It is the third of eight treatises in Codex VI of the Nag Hammadi library texts, taking up pages 22–35 of the codex's 78 pages.[4] The text uses metaphors extensively to describe the origin, condition, and ultimate destiny of the soul,[5] calling the soul a prostitute, a seed of wheat, a contestant, an invalid, a fish, and a bride.[6] Researchers have debated whether the text should be classified as Gnostic, Christian, or both.[7]
- ^ Tervahauta 2015, p. 9.
- ^ MacRae, George W. (26 October 2020). Nag Hammadi Codices V, 2-5 and VI with Papyrus Berolinensis 8502, 1 and 4. BRILL. pp. 257–290. ISBN 978-90-04-43885-9. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ Tervahauta, Ulla (19 August 2015). A Story of the Soul's Journey in the Nag Hammadi Library: A Study of Authentikos Logos (NHC VI,3). Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. ISBN 978-3-647-54036-8. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ Meyer & Robinson 1977, p. XIV.
- ^ MacRae 2020, p. 257.
- ^ MacRae 1981, p. 278.
- ^ Tervahauta 2015, p. 21.