...This chapter uses the example of Allogenes (in Nag Hammadi library codex 11,3) to explore self-deifying spirituality in a gnostic key. It is argued that gnostic self-deification is realized in three “moments.” First, the gnostic is incarnated with an innate divine core (the “divine spark”). Second...

... of deification. They include Jesus in the gospel of John, Simon of Samaria in the Great Declaration, and Allogenes in the Nag Hammadi library. A brief conclusion treats the relevance of self-deification mythology for today....