Seminar Seven: Thunder Perfect Mind
Among the most astonishing finds in the Nag Hammadi Library is the searingly raw poem written in the voice of the feminine Divine known as Thunder Perfect Mind.
I am the first and the last
I am the one who is honored
and the one who is scorned
I am the whore and the holy woman
I am the mother and the daughter,
The barren one and one who has borne many children...
Only a single copy of thi enigmatic s text exists, written in Coptic. We do not know the author. Scholars guess that its date of composition could be as early as the first century BCE or as late as the third century of the common era.
I am the first and the last
I am the one who is honored
and the one who is scorned
I am the whore and the holy woman
I am the mother and the daughter,
The barren one and one who has borne many children...
Only a single copy of thi enigmatic s text exists, written in Coptic. We do not know the author. Scholars guess that its date of composition could be as early as the first century BCE or as late as the third century of the common era.
“I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence; I possess knowledge and discretion. To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech. Counsel and sound judgment are mine; I have insight, I have power. By me kings reign and rulers issue decrees that are just; by me princes govern, and nobles—all who rule on earth. I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me. With me are riches and honor, enduring wealth and prosperity. My fruit is better than fine gold; what I yield surpasses choice silver. I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice, bestowing a rich inheritance on those who love me and making their treasuries full."
Proverbs 8:12-21, NIV
“And God said unto Moses, I Am That I Am: and God said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I Am hath sent me unto you” (Exodus 3:7–8, 13–14).
Jesus's "I AM" statements:
Proverbs 8:12-21, NIV
“And God said unto Moses, I Am That I Am: and God said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I Am hath sent me unto you” (Exodus 3:7–8, 13–14).
Jesus's "I AM" statements:
- I am the bread of life: (John 6:35)
- I am the light of the world: (John 8:12)
- I am the door: (John 10:7)
- I am the good shepherd: (John 10:11, 14)
- I am the resurrection and the life: (John 11:25)
- I am the way, the truth, and the life: (John 14:6)
- I am the true vine: (John 15:1, 5
Cantos of Reclamation by Shiloh Sophia