Gematria: A preliminary investigation of the Cabala contained in the Coptic Gnostic books, and of a similar Gematria in the Greek text of the New ... capable of a typical expression of that order
by Frederick Bligh Bond; Thomas Simcox Lea
This preliminary study examines gematria in Coptic Gnostic books and the Greek text of the New Testament. It considers the relationship between numerical symbolism, Cabalistic interpretation, and the possibility that these systems express an underlying order within religious texts.
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This work presents a preliminary investigation of gematria, a system associated with the interpretation of letters through numerical values.
Its focus includes the Cabala as contained in Coptic Gnostic books and a similar form of gematria in the Greek text of the New Testament.
The study considers how numerical relationships may provide a typical expression of an underlying order in these religious texts.
Written by Frederick Bligh Bond and Thomas Simcox Lea, the book approaches its subject through comparative examination of sacred and esoteric writings.
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