and the five Helpers and the whole Treasury of the Light.Īnd moreover Jesus had not told his disciples What the First Mystery surroundeth.And Jesus said to his disciples: "I am come forth out of that First Mystery, which is the last mystery, that is the four-and-twentieth mystery." And his disciples have not known nor understood that anything existeth within that mystery but they thought of that mystery, that it is the head of the universe and the head of all existence and they thought it is the completion of all completions, because Jesus had said to them concerning that mystery, that it surroundeth the First Commandment and the five Impressions and the great Light | 2. Jesus hitherto instructeth his disciples only up to the regions of the First Mystery.IT came to pass, when Jesus had risen from the dead, that he passed eleven years discoursing with his disciples, and instructing them only up to the regions of the First Commandment and up to the regions of the First Mystery, that within the Veil, within the First Commandment, which is the four-and-twentieth mystery without and below-those which are in the second space of the First Mystery which is before all mysteries,-the Father in the form of a dove.
The videos also include pictures of people from a variety of races and genders to emphasize that the truth of Sophia (Wisdom) brings healing and freedom to everyone.Pistis Sophia: The First Book of Pistis Sophia: Chapter 1 Rebecca Kiser calls “gender-full.” (See Rebecca’s story in Changing Church: Stories of Liberating Minis ters and on my blog. One of these images, “Wisdom Sophia” by Mirta Toledo, blends races and illustrates what Rev. The pictures in my videos celebrate diversity in race, culture, and gender. Including these female images along with other biblical divine images to create gender-balanced worship will expand our spiritual experience and contribute to equality and justice in human relationships. Sophia is one of the many biblical female images of God. She is a tree of life” (Proverbs 3:17-18). Just as women have been excluded from leadership and still are in numerous congregations, Divine Wisdom may be excluded from worship because the Bible presents Divine Wisdom as female and refers to Divine Wisdom as “She.” Also, people don’t always want to know about Her paths of peace and justice “All Her paths are peace. Sophia invites us to develop a partnership relationship with Her.Įven though Wisdom ( Hokmah, Sophia) is a prominent name for God in the Bible, She is ignored and excluded in most congregations. Wisdom, Sophia, helps us experience our own wisdom more powerfully.
“Mother” may be an ambivalent image for some people, depending on their experiences with their own mothers or with the image of Mary. Sophia is one of the most powerful biblical Divine Feminine images. My book In Search of the Christ-Sophia: An Inclusive Christology for Liberating Christiansgives a thorough explanation of the connection between Christ and Sophia (Wisdom) in Scripture and in Christian tradition. Origen, a prominent early Christian writer, declared Sophia to be the most ancient and appropriate title for Jesus.
In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus identifies with Wisdom ( Sophia): “the Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ Yet Wisdom ( Sophia) is vindicated by her deeds” (Matthew 11:19). The Gospel of John records Jesus’ saying, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life” (John 14:6). The book of Proverbs describes Wisdom as the “way,” the “life,” and the “path” (4:11,22,26). The apostle Paul refers to Christ as the “power of God and the Wisdom ( Sophia) of God” (1 Corinthians 1:24), and states that Christ “became for us Wisdom ( Sophia) from God” (1 Corinthians 1:30). In their efforts to describe this same power in Christ, the apostle Paul and other New Testament writers draw from the picture of Wisdom. Wisdom ( Hokmah in Hebrew) symbolizes creative, redemptive, and healing power. New Testament writers link Christ to Wisdom, a feminine symbol of God in the Hebrew Scriptures. Sophia, the Greek word for Wisdom, is a resurrected biblical feminine divine image that opens new possibilities for liberation, justice, and peace.
The image of Sophia is prominent in some of my YouTube videos.
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