Review
The Gnostic Gospel of Bartholomew, more than any other, dismantles the shaky underpinnings of mainstream and fundamentalist Christianity. --
Mark A. Smith, atheist scholar/lecturer. JCnot4me.com
From the Publisher
Discover strange events in the life of Jesus, as well as occult and enigmatic sayings of Jesus that you will not find in any other Gospel, such as, "Soon thereafter Jesus spoke of an old priest who was about to be made High Priest, who dreamed a dream: 'In the dream the old man had to fight his way with sword through many blind gods at the gated entrance of the Jerusalem temple. He cut through their numbers quickly and easily. He ran to the bronze sea where he was confronted by more blind gods. The gods fought savagely to bar his way, yet the old priest prevailed. He moved from there to the porch steps and there also blind gods awaited. He fought those as well and soon had a victory. On to the holy place he hurried, and fought nearly to his own demise the many blind gods lurking there. He dashed to the holy of holies, where the largest and most savage god of all confronted him, even the Lord of Hosts. 'I shall not let you pass, old one,' the Lord of Hosts vowed. 'You are blind!' shouted the old man, 'I shall not be defeated by a blind god!' With that declaration the old man plunged once more into the battle. For two hours they did battle, and when at last the Lord of Hosts lay dead at the old man's feet, and he himself was bleeding and exhausted, he staggered forth to the veil of the Holy of Holies. 'At last!' he cried out, 'I shall know the Truth!' The old man pulled aside the veil, and then stepped into the Holy of Holies. There he saw his own reflection in a mirror, the only object in the chamber. The highest Truth was unveiled to him that day.' "
Or this saying: "I am the underground spring from which you flow. Drink of this underground spring and the Life of the Aeon of the Aeons shall be yours, and you shall know we are One," as well as "Thaddeus approached Jesus and said, 'Master we found a man preaching in your name, saying that you teach all to worship Helios, for Helios is the source of Light and Life.' Jesus replied, 'Do not meddle with that man, for it is better to worship Helios than the gods of the Jews.'" Or, "I am like unto a bell. Tap me softly and you shall hear a pleasing tone. Strike me hard and you shall hear a piercing peal unto the ends of the Earth."
The Gospel of Bartholomew is a must read for everyone interested in occult lore about Jesus and his apostles, Gnostic wisdom, and the hidden sayings of Christ. We, the publisher, have been unable to verify either the authorship or antiquity of the codex from which this translation was made. So we cannot--and do not--at this time make any guarantees as to its authenticity. May the Unknown God grant you Gnosis via this Gospel.
