Gospel of Perfection

Gospel of Perfection

The Gospel of Perfection is a currently lost text from the New Testament apocrypha. The text is mentioned in ancient anti-heretical works by the church fathers. It is thought to be a gnostic text, and may in fact be the same as the Gospel of Eve.

In mystery religions, the term "perfect" had a special meaning, namely that someone who was a "perfect" had achieved total enlightenment. This is similar in some ways to the concept of achieving Nirvana within Buddhism.


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