![]() And when I raise you on high hereafter you will see.'Īnd I rejoiced because he answered me softly. ![]() Then in answer he said to me, 'When I shall bear you on high I will show you the vision which is the purpose for which I have been sent then you will know who I am, but my name you do not know, because you wish to return again to your body. Taking me by the hand he led me on high, and I said, 'Who are you, and what is your name, and why are you lifting me up like a bird?' - for the ability to speak to him was given me. And to Micah and the other prophets, saying, "When I prophesied what you heard, which you witnessed, I saw an angel, glorious not with the glory of the angels whom I have always seen, but having a particularly great glory and a light which I cannot describe. And when he ceased to behold the vision, he returned to himself and recounted the vision to Hezekiah and his son Nason. The vision which he saw was not of this world but of what is hidden from all flesh. And they did not think that Isaiah had been exalted, but the prophets recognized that it was a revelation. His eyes were open, yet his mouth was closed, but the inspiration of the Spirit was with him. Now, as he was speaking in the Holy Spirit in the hearing of all, he fell silent, and thereupon they saw one standing before him. Who bestowed such power of words in the world. However, when they heard the voice of the Holy Spirit they fell to their knees and sang to the Highest God, who rests among the holy ones. Now there were the aged Micah and Ananiah, Joel, and as many of them as were found there, on his right hand and on the left. The king summoned the prophets, and all entered together, as many as were found there. Then as he was speaking words of truth the Holy Spirit came upon him and all saw and heard the words of the Holy Spirit. And the prophets and the sons of prophets came from the villages and the fields and the mountains to salute him, when they learned that Isaiah had come from Gilgal, and to announce to him those things that were to come. And all the princes of Israel and the counselors of the king and the eunuchs stood before him. Isaiah the prophet, son of Amos, came to Hezekiah in Jerusalem and after he had come in, he sat down upon the king's couch. The vision which Isaiah, the son of Amos, saw in the twentieth year of the reign of Hezekiah, king of Judah: The text given here contains minor corrections, rephrasing and general reformatting of the versification. Evans, Heresies of the High Middle Ages (2 ed., New York: Columbia University Press, 1991), p. This version of the text is based on the translation in Walter L. Six manuscripts of The Vision of Isaiah survive in various European languages, the earliest from the twelfth century. The section in Chapter 4 speaking of the "Robe of Glory" recalls the vision of the "Robe of Glory" found in the Acts of Thomas. It bears comparison to the Enoch and Merkabah literature of the first century (for example, compare the Merkabah vision text found among the Dead Sea Scrolls). The Vision is an "ascension text" - recounting Isaiah's visionary journey through the seven heavens to the Throne of God. The Vision of Isaiah is known to be part of a larger compilation of texts collectively called the Ascension of Isaiah. Cathars probably valued this text not only because it seemingly supported their theology, but also because it gives testament to a primary and Gnostic visionary experience. Cathar possession and use of the Vision of Isaiah is very well attested and witnesses both their access to transmissions of early Christian writings from the East, and their identification with traditions of Christianity that had preserved and honored these writings. The Vision of Isaiah was possessed by the Bogomils in the twelfth century and had reached the Languedoc in a Latin translation by the early thirteenth century. It was apparently known to some early Christian writers Jerome and Epiphanius both quote sections of the text. This is an apocalyptic ("visionary") work of great antiquity and unquestioned authenticity, probably dating to before the second century it manifests early Gnostic Christian influence. Gnostic Society The Vision of Isaiah Archive Notes Collection Index: Library Main Page Nag Hammadi Library Gnostic Scriptures GRS Mead Collection Polemical Works Christian Apocrypha Corpus Hermeticum Manichaean Writings Mandaean Writings Cathar Writings Alchemical Writings Modern Gnostic Texts
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
Details
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |