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Jung and the Lost Gospels: Insights into the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Nag Hammadi Library Paperback – October 1, 1989

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The "Lost Gospels" refer to the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Nag Hammadi Library, both discovered in the 1940s. The Nag Hammadi Library consists of writings found by two peasants who unearthed clay jars in 1945 in upper Egypt. These did not appear in English for 32 years, because the right to publish was contended by scholars, politicians, and antique dealers. The Dead Sea Scrolls, discovered in clay jars in Palestine by a goat herder in 1947, weathered similar storms. The first team of analysts were mostly Christian clergy, who weren't anxious to share material that frightened church leaders. As Dr. Hoeller shows, they rightly feared the documents would reveal information that might detract from unique claims of Christianity. Indeed, the Dead Sea Scrolls and Nag Hammadi Library both contradict and complement accepted tenets of the Old and New Testaments.

As to the connection with Jung, Dr. Hoeller states, "Jung knew that the one and only tradition associated with Christianity that regarded the human psyche as the container of the divine-human encounter was that of the Gnostics of the the first three centuries of our era. For this reason he called for a renewed appreciation of this ancient tradition, and particularly for a return to the Gnostic sense of God as an inner directing and transforming presence." Dr. Hoeller goes on in his preface, "His sympathetic insight into the myths, symbols, and metaphors of the Gnostics, whom by his own admission he regarded as long-lost friends, continues as the brightest beacon of our day..."

Chapters include such topics as Saintly Rebels: The People of the Scrolls, The Dancing Savior: The Myth of the Gnostic Christ and The Secret Sayings of Jesus: The Gospel of Thomas. The book also includes a thorough notes section as well as an index.

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Gospels discovered in the the 1940s reveal a pre-Christian Judaism of Gnostic character. The Dead Sea Scrolls essentially are mystical documents. It appears the Scrolls' Essene authors of 130 B.C- 70 A.D., like the Nag Hammadi Gnostic authors of the Apostolic Age, experienced visions of an esoteric nature, and that the Scrolls possess an inner, hidden meaning.

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Dr. Stephan A. Hoeller is the author of The Gnostic Jung and the Seven Sermons to the Dead, Freedom: Alchemy for a Voluntary Society, and The Royal Read: A Manual of Kabbalistic Meditations on the Tarot. He is associate professor of comparative religions at the College of Oriental Studies in Los Angeles, an organization interested in Jungian psychology, the Kabbalah, Tarot, classical Gnosticism, myth, and literature. Born in Hungary, he graduated from the University of Innsbruck in Austria. He resides in Hollywood, California.

June Singer is best known for her classic work Boundaries of the Soul, which has been a major influence in popularizing Jung's work. Her other books include: Modern Woman in Search of Soul, Androgyny, and Blake, Jung, and the Collective Unconscious. A Zurich-trained Jungian psychoanalyst, member of the C. G. Jung Institute of San Francisco and founding member of the Chicago Institute, June Singer lives in Cleveland, where she maintains a private practice in Jungian analysis and transpersonal psychotherapy.

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Publisher : Quest Books; 1st edition (October 1, 1989)

Language : English

Paperback : 268 pages

ISBN-10 : 0835606465

ISBN-13 : 978-0835606462

Item Weight : 11.4 ounces

Dimensions : 5.14 x 0.66 x 8.5 inches

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Hoeller has written a masterpiece that combines both Jungian and Gnostic thought. He sheds light on how one of the greatest minds of the twentieth century (Carl G. Jung) provides rare insight on the gnosis that dominated religious thought in the first three centuries of the Christian era. Although the author is a self professed gnostic himself, he still unbiasedly and objectively examines the nature of this mystical tradition through modern day analytical psychology. This book is a work of genius and I highly recommend it to readers of Jungian psychology and Gnosticism.
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Hoeller opened up an understanding of Jung for me and places Jung's thoughts clearly in context among Gnostic and religious traditions. It feels much as when the book quotes Barbara Hannah "I felt as if I had found a circle of friends who understood me."
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This is a great book on Gnosticism.
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No so much on Jung, but excellent on Gnosticism. One of the best books on Gnosticism I've read and I've read many. His translation of the Hymn of the Pearl is the best I've seen. I highly recommend it.
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Dr. Hoeller has wet my appetite for further study of The Dead Sea Scrools and the Nag Hammadi Library. His book satisfies many of my questions regarding content in the Old and New Testaments of The Bible--expanding my view of Christianity. I have a greater sense of how myth plays a part in explaining the deeper reality of my life here on earth.
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Deep insights to The Scrolls and Jung's mystical side.
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A narrative at best on Jung and his teachings....a square peg in a round hole if ever there was.
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My heart sank as I read the acknowledgement section at the beginning of this book. The author expressing his appreciation to the “ Lawrence Rockefeller foundation....whose GENEROUS financial assistance made the writing possible.” Anyone unaware of this name should BE aware. How can any publication be so indebted to such a foundation and it’s content not be influenced towards an agenda. An interesting read, but I’m afraid you may find yourself “guided”, in a very subtle way toward something these writings were not intended to portray. It’s telling the reader what key elements “mean”. A simple translation without the original authors intent being implied is of no educational value. As for Jung’s hypotheses being interposed...remember Jung had no knowledge of these scriptures. The Nag Hammadi discovery washed away previous miscellaneous dogmatic beliefs about the Gnostic writings..they were untainted by the discourse of those who pontificate. Read with an open mind, but remember that there is an underlying problem with the architecture of this whole book. Telling us what things “mean”. Focused through the lense of ancient writings as being grasping hands at the machinery of our universe. The application of today’s incessant need to fit certain criteria... Using the teachings of a man who never actually read the material is at best the authors attempt to justify his own interpretation, but what is ever more worrisome, is the motivation of the organisation that funded this project.
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Couldn't get through it after the first third , maybe later.
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