{"product_id":"jung-and-the-lost-gospels-insights-into-the-dead-sea-scrolls-and-the-nag-hammadi-library-paperback","title":"Jung and the Lost Gospels: Insights Into the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Nag Hammadi Library - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephan A. Hoeller\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJune Singer\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \"Lost Gospels\" refer to the \u003ci\u003eDead Sea Scrolls\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003ci\u003eThe Dead Sea Scrolls\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs 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...\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapters 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGospels 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Stephan A. Hoeller\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Gnostic Jung and the Seven Sermons to the Dead, Freedom: Alchemy for a Voluntary Society\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Royal Read: A Manual of Kabbalistic Meditations on the Tarot\u003c\/i\u003e. 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJune Singer is best known for her classic work \u003ci\u003eBoundaries of the Soul\u003c\/i\u003e, which has been a major influence in popularizing Jung's work. Her other books include: \u003ci\u003eModern Woman in Search of Soul\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAndrogyny\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBlake, Jung, and the Collective Unconscious\u003c\/i\u003e. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 268\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.66 x 8.5 x 5.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 1989\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757987037472,"sku":"9780835606462","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f2dd6c6e30ad8dec2780b72aa393c63b.webp?v=1780116116","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/jung-and-the-lost-gospels-insights-into-the-dead-sea-scrolls-and-the-nag-hammadi-library-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}