Gnostic John the Baptizer by George Robert Stowe Mead

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“Gnostic John the Baptizer” is a book by George Robert Stowe Mead, first published in 1924. It presents selections from the Mandaean “John-Book” alongside Mead’s scholarly commentary on John the Baptist’s role in Christian origins, the Slavonic Josephus account, and the proem of the Fourth Gospel. Situating the Mandaeans as the last traditional living Gnostics, Mead brings forth their unique legends, doctrines, and mystic imagery of John — distinctly separate from Judaism and Christianity — offering English readers rare primary Gnostic texts that challenge conventional historical narratives and invite reflection on early spiritual traditions.

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