Kayla AdamsProfessor ZimmerlePHIL 4431 22DApril 1, 2014The Nag Hammadi library: the divine and spiritual feminine principleIn the Nag Hammadi library, there are a multitude of texts that revolve around various themes present in religion. . The texts chosen for analysis are The Thunder: Perfect Spirit, The Thought of Norée, The Sophia of Jesus Christ and The Exegesis of the Soul. A parallel that can be drawn between each of these texts lies in their references to the feminine presence as being deific in nature and to the spiritual principles that this presence conveys. Each of these texts share similarities and are significant in different ways in terms of the message delivered and understood, and the way in which they are interpreted. In the first selected text, The Thunder: Perfect Mind, there is only one character. This individual only refers to himself as "she" and is described as anything and everything. This person is everything; whether it contradicts itself or not, and whether it is everywhere. This oxymoronic nature is manifested when she states: “For I am knowledge and ignorance. I am ashamed and audacious. » This is an indication that the presence is spiritual since only a goddess-like individual has the potential to be able to do something of this nature. The text is written in the form of a poem and the text flows due to its repetitive nature. Many lines of the poem begin with the words "I am" and by constantly returning to this phrase, it is an indication of power and that this being is everywhere and sees all, good and evil. The text begins with the woman generally describing herself as coming from power, and as she progresses she points out all the other places that... middle of paper ...... it indicates strength in the feminine presence. Inclusively, although some of the events taking place in the four texts were notable, the overall message retained was positive in nature. Each of the messages depicted was transmitted through some sort of feminine presence, whether physical or spiritual. The stories revolved around unifying or distinctive teachings and were very effective in their range of messages. The message of The Thunder: Perfect Mind was that women were portrayed as everything and the importance of unification, Norea's thought with women being celestial and able to be restored through the help of divine intervention, The Sophia of Jesus Christ using the name of a woman for wisdom to indicate the importance of the infinity of the universe and finally Exegesis of the soul using a woman to indicate the sanctity of marriage.