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The Epistle of Eugnostos is one of many Gnostic tractates from the Nag Hammadi library, discovered in Egypt in 1945. The Nag Hammadi codices contains two full copies of this tractate.

The text is devoid of any specifically Christian themes or associations, and simply describes the esoteric cosmology of the gnostics. The textual similarities with Sophia of Jesus Christ, has led one of its translators, Douglas Parrott to claim that that work was an adaption of this Epistle for a Christian audience. ^[1]

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^ Parrott, Douglas, translation and introduction of "Eugnostos the Blessed" and "The Sophia of Jesus Christ" in The Nag Hammadi Library. ed by James Robinson. 1990 edition. p.220-243

[1] Parrott, Douglas, translation and introduction of "Eugnostos the Blessed" and "The Sophia of Jesus Christ" in The Nag Hammadi Library. ed by James Robinson. 1990 edition. p.220-243

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 The '''Epistle of Eugnostos''' is one of many [[Gnostic]] tractates from the [[Nag Hammadi library]], discovered in [[Egypt]] in 1945. The Nag Hammadi codices contains two full copies of this tractate.
-The text is devoid of any specifically Christian themes or associations, and simply describes the esoteric cosmology of the gnostics. The similarity with the cosmology in ''[[The Sophia of Jesus Christ|Sophia of Jesus Christ]]'', has led many {{fact}} to believe that that work was an adaption of this Epistle for a Christian audience.
+The text is devoid of any specifically Christian themes or associations, and simply describes the esoteric cosmology of the gnostics. The textual similarities with ''[[The Sophia of Jesus Christ|Sophia of Jesus Christ]]'', has led one of its translators, Douglas Parrott to claim that that work was an adaption of this Epistle for a Christian audience. <ref> Parrott, Douglas, translation and introduction of "Eugnostos the Blessed" and "The Sophia of Jesus Christ" in The Nag Hammadi Library. ed by James Robinson. 1990 edition. p.220-243</ref>
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