Barbelo
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Barbelo dwells in the supercelestial regions beyond the spheres of the evil archons (Hebdomad). This place is thought of as the abode of Sophia (Wisdom) and Barbelo, also called Ogdoad. A soul must reach this place by gnosis to escape the dominion of the archons.
When
- First attested
- 100 CE
- Attested period
- 100 – 400
- Historical notes
- Gnostic texts from the 2nd-4th centuries CE.
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Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“beyond the spheres of the evil archons (Hebdomad), there were the supercelestial regions which a soul must reach by gnosis to escape the dominion of the archons. This place is thought of as the abode of Sophia (Wisdom) and Barbelo, also called Ogdoad.”
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